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Dictionary: Gut·tle

v. t. & i.

[From Gut, n.]
To put into the gut; to swallow greedily; to gorge; to gormandize. [Obs.] L'Estrange. Dryden.


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(GUT-l)
verb tr., intr.
To eat voraciously; to devour greedily.

Etymology
From gut, on the pattern of guzzle, from Middle English gut, from plural guttes (entrails), from Old English guttas

Usage
"Wednesday was early closing day in Umtali, a relief for both of us, and Mr. Gordon was not obliged to linger at the tuckshop where he would read the notices posted on the board over the cash register or inspect the polish on his shoes or crack his lumpy knuckles while he waited for me to guttle my ice cream." — George Makana Clark; A is For Ancestors; Transition (Durham, N. Carolina); 2000.


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IN BRIEF: v. - Eat greedily.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: eat greedily
  Synonyms: devour, gulp, raven, pig


 
 
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