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    Glutton , n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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    1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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    2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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      Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.
      Granville.

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    3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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      Glutton bird (Zool.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.

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    Glutton , a. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.Glutton souls.”
    Dryden.

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    A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.
    Fuller.

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    Glutton, v. t. & i. To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.]
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    Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine.
    Lovelace.

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    Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.
    Drayton.

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    { Wolverene, Wolverine } , n. [From Wolf, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed wolfish qualities.]
    1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidae, about the size of a large badger; called also glutton and carcajou. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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    2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]
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