†d. quasi-trans. to scamble out: to get through (a period of time) in a haphazard way. Obsolete.
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the world > time > spending time > spend time or allow time to pass [verb (transitive)] > in distress, etc.
to scamble outc1571
wrest1577
to wrestle outa1730
c1571 E. CampionTwo Bks. Hist. Ireland (1963) i. xi. 40 In this division thaie scambled out a fewe yeres untill the malice of Carassus, a Britaine, forced a quietnesse betwene them.