1. v.tr. & intr. eat hurriedly and noisily.
Derivatives:
gobbler n.
Etymology: prob. dial. f. GOB(2) 2. v.intr.
1. (of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.
2 make such a sound when speaking, esp. when excited, angry, etc.
Etymology: imit.: perh. based on GOBBLE(1)