Gob"ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Gobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Gobbling (?).] [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. A noise made in the
throat.
Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant
gobble.
Mrs. Gore.