- gobbler
- I. noun Date: circa 1737 a male turkey II. noun Date: circa 1755 one that gobbles
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gobbler
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Gobbler — Gob bler, n. A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gobbler — 1737, turkey cock, agent noun from GOBBLE (Cf. gobble) (2). As one who eats greedily 1755, from GOBBLE (Cf. gobble) (1) … Etymology dictionary
gobbler — [gäb′lər] n. [ GOBBL(E) + ER] a male turkey … English World dictionary
Gobbler — Infobox VG| title = Gobbler developer = Olaf Lubeck publisher = On Line Systems designer = engine = released = 1981? genre = Maze modes = Single player ratings = N/A platforms = Apple II media = 5 frac14; disk requirements = input = Keyboard… … Wikipedia
gobbler — Ⅰ. gobble [1] ► VERB (often gobble up) 1) eat hurriedly and noisily. 2) use a large amount of (something) very quickly. DERIVATIVES gobbler noun. ORIGIN probably from GOB(Cf. ↑ … English terms dictionary
gobbler — gobbler1 /gob leuhr/, n. a male turkey. [1730 40; GOBBLE2 + ER1] gobbler2 /gob leuhr/, n. a person or thing that gobbles or consumes voraciously or quickly: a gobbler of science fiction. [1745 55; GOBBLE1 + ER1] * * * … Universalium
gobbler — Synonyms and related words: Bantam, banty, barn door fowl, barnyard fowl, biddy, billy, billy goat, boar, broiler, brooder, broody hen, bubbly jock, buck, bull, bullock, capon, chanticleer, chick, chickabiddy, chicken, chicky, cock, cockerel, dog … Moby Thesaurus
gobbler — I n turkey, turkey cock, turkey gobbler, torn, torn turkey, Scot. bubbly jock. II n glutton, gormandizer, trencherman, gourmand, Sl. chowhound; wolf, pig, hog, horse, ox, cormorant; pantophagist, eater, omnivore; All Sl. belly god, belly slave,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Gobbler mincer — greetings: The gobbler mincer the season , or With the gobbler mincer the author … Dictionary of Australian slang
gobbler mincer — Australian Slang greetings: The gobbler mincer the season , or With the gobbler mincer the author … English dialects glossary
gobbler's\ knob — A high hill, usually the most prominent in an area. They live in the old mansion up on gobbler s knob … Dictionary of american slang
