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GURGE
Etymology 1
Verb
gurge (third-person singular simple present gurges, present participle gurging, simple past and past participle gurged)
(obsolete) To swallow up.
Etymology 2
Noun
gurge (plural gurges)
(obsolete) A whirlpool.
Anagrams
• Ugger, ugger
Source: Wiktionary
Gurge, n. Etym: [L. gurges.]
Definition: A whirlpool. [Obs.] The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge Boils out from under ground. Milton.
Gurge, v. t. Etym: [See Gorge.]
Definition: To swallow up. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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