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gob·ble

1   [gob-uhl] verb, -bled, -bling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
2.
to seize upon eagerly (often followed by up): After being gone for so long, they gobbled up all the local news.
verb (used without object)
3.
to eat hastily.

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Origin:
1595–1605; probably imitative; see gob1, -le

Synonyms
1. bolt, devour.

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gob·ble

2   [gob-uhl] verb, -bled, -bling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to make the characteristic throaty cry of a male turkey.
noun
2.
the cry itself.
Origin:
1670–80; variant of gabble
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gobble1 (ˈɡɒbəl)
 
—vb (when tr, often foll by up) (often foll by up)
1.  to eat or swallow (food) hastily and in large mouthfuls
2.  informal to snatch
 
[C17: probably from gob1]

gobble2 (ˈɡɒbəl)
 
—n
1.  the loud rapid gurgling sound made by male turkeys
 
—interj
2.  an imitation of this sound
 
—vb
3.  (intr) (of a turkey) to make this sound
 
[C17: probably of imitative origin]

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Word Origin & History

gobble
"eat fast," c.1600, probably partly echoic, partly frequentative of gob, via gobben "drink something greedily."
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gobble
"turkey noise," 1680, probably imitative.
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gobble definition

jargon

1. To consume, usually used with "up". "The output spy gobbles characters out of a tty output buffer."
2. To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble down a copy of the documentation tomorrow."
See also snarf.
[Jargon File]
(2010-01-19)

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