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Pronunciation : Gar"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL. garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. Di
Definition : 1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.]

2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.

t. [imp. & p. p. Garbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Garbling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gar"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott.

2. pl.

Defn: Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913