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Guzzle
Pronunciation : Guz"zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Guzzled
Part of Speech : p.
Etymology : [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird's crop.]
Definition : Defn: To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. Milton. Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise. Roscommon. To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. Gay.
pr. & vb. n. Guzzling (.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Guz"zle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer. Dryden.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Guz"zle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: An insatiable thing or person. That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. Marston.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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