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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