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Pronunciation : Gob"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Freq. of 2d gob.]
Definition : 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift.

2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock. He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. Goldsmith. To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [Slang]

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

Pronunciation : Gob"ble
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To eat greedily.

2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Gob"ble
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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