ambo
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
Origin of ambo
1- Also am·bon [am-bon] /ˈæm bɒn/ .
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How to use ambo in a sentence
ambo, he isn't really certain yet that I didn't go crazy that night and kill your wife.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddLove, ambo, human love, as I learned of it there at home—and I saw and heard much too much of it—frightened and sickened me.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddThat's what the references to Jimmy mean, ambo, in those pages I scribbled in my trance; and that's all they mean.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddBut they didn't die there, ambo; they lived there, a hideous secret life, lying in wait to betray me.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddThere must be some fatal connection, ambo, between being sick and being sentimental.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson Dodd
British Dictionary definitions for ambo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈæmbəʊ) /
either of two raised pulpits from which the gospels and epistles were read in early Christian churches
Origin of ambo
1British Dictionary definitions for ambo (2 of 2)
/ (ˈæmbəʊ) /
an ambulance driver
an ambulance
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