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Gobble \Gob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.]
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1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
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Supper gobbled up in haste. --Swift.
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2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
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He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation.
--Goldsmith.
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{To gobble up}, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture
suddenly. [Slang]
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