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GAVAGE
Etymology
Noun
gavage (uncountable)
A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
A process of force-feeding cattle for veal
(medicine) Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach
Verb
gavage (third-person singular simple present gavages, present participle gavaging, simple past and past participle gavaged)
To stuff or glut with something
Source: Wiktionary
Ga`vage" (ga`vazh"), n. [F., fr. gaver to gorge.]
Definition: Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube passed through the mouth down to the stomach.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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