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GOBBLED
Verb
gobbled
simple past tense and past participle of gobble
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Source: Wiktionary
GOBBLE
Gob"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling.] Etym: [Freq. of 2d gob.]
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]
Gob"ble, v. i.
1. To eat greedily.
2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. Prior.
Gob"ble, n.
Definition: A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. Mrs. Gore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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