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Webster 1913 Edition

Gobble

Gob′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gobbled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gobbling
.]
[Freq. of 2d
gob
.]
1.
To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Supper
gobbled
up in haste.
Swift.
2.
To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
He . . .
gobbles
out a note of self-approbation.
Goldsmith.
To gobble up
,
to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly.
[Slang]

Gob′ble

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To eat greedily.
2.
To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
Prior.

Gob′ble

,
Noun.
A noise made in the throat.
Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant
gobble
.
Mrs. Gore.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gobble

GOB'BLE

,
Verb.
T.
To swallow in large pieces; to swallow hastily.

GOB'BLE

,
Verb.
I.
To make a noise in the throat, as a turkey.

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