GOBBLE

Source: 566, 567

gobble. Gobble, v.t. to swallow hastily and with noise

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Gob″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling (?).] [[Freq. of 2d gob.]] 1. 1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. 2. 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.