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   Gobble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling (?).] [Freq. of 2d gob.]
   
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   1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
   
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   Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift.
   
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   2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
   
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   He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. Goldsmith.
   
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   To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [Slang]
   
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   Gobble, v. i.
   1. To eat greedily.
   
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   2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.  Prior.
   
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   Gobble, n. A noise made in the throat.
   
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   Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
   
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