GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Gobble , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling .] [Freq. of 2d gob.]
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   To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
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   Supper gobbled up in haste.
   Swift.
   
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   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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2.       
   Gobble, v. i.
   To eat greedily.
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   To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
   Prior.
   
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3.       
   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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