Gobble

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Gobbled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling .]
	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.
v. i.	1.	To eat greedily.
	2.	To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
n.	1.	A noise made in the throat. Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble. - Mrs. Gore.

Noun	1.	gobble - the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
Verb	1.	gobble - eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!" Synonyms: bolt
	2.	gobble - make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys

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

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