Gobbled

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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