Definition of Garbler

1. n. One who garbles.

Definition of Garbler

1. Noun. One who garbles. ¹

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Definition of Garbler

1. one that garbles [n -S] - See also: garbles

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garbler

garbaging
garbagy
garbanzo
garbanzos
garbe
garbed
garbel
garbes
garbidge
garbidged
garbing
garble
garbled
garblement
garblements
garbler (current term)
garblers
garbles
garbless
garbley gook
garbling
garblings
garbo
garboard
garboard plank
garboard strake
garboards
garboil
garboils
garbological

Literary usage of Garbler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Analytical Index, to the Series of Records Known as the Remembrancia by Corporation of London (England), H. C. Overall, Corporation of London (1878)
"On the 18th June, 1582, a lease in reversion of the office of garbler was granted to ... as garbler on the 26th October, 1584. On the 26th October, 1587, ..."

2. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London During the Tudor Period by Margaret Rose Kollock (1906)
"... as garbler.54 When Fleetwood wrote to Burghley he said that in speaking with the aldermen he had ascertained that but three were against the appointment ..."

3. A Treatise on the Law of Stock-brokers and Stock-exchanges by John Randolph Dos Passos (1905)
"... under the penalties and forfeitures therein specified, and several powers are thereby given to the garbler for the time being for that purpose; ..."

4. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"One who garbles, sifts, or separates : as, the garbler of spices (a former officer in London who looked after the purity of drugs and spices). Hence — 2. ..."

5. An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, from by Adam Anderson (1801)
"... but often prejudicial, was-now repealed : and an equivalent given to the city of London for the profits formerly made by the garbler's office, ..."

6. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Power was given to an officer, called the garbler, at all times of the day to enter into any shops, warehouses, or cellars, to view and search for such ..."

7. Analytical Index, to the Series of Records Known as the Remembrancia by Corporation of London (England), H. C. Overall, Corporation of London (1878)
"On the 18th June, 1582, a lease in reversion of the office of garbler was granted to ... as garbler on the 26th October, 1584. On the 26th October, 1587, ..."

8. The Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London During the Tudor Period by Margaret Rose Kollock (1906)
"... as garbler.54 When Fleetwood wrote to Burghley he said that in speaking with the aldermen he had ascertained that but three were against the appointment ..."

9. A Treatise on the Law of Stock-brokers and Stock-exchanges by John Randolph Dos Passos (1905)
"... under the penalties and forfeitures therein specified, and several powers are thereby given to the garbler for the time being for that purpose; ..."

10. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"One who garbles, sifts, or separates : as, the garbler of spices (a former officer in London who looked after the purity of drugs and spices). Hence — 2. ..."

11. An Historical and Chronological Deduction of the Origin of Commerce, from by Adam Anderson (1801)
"... but often prejudicial, was-now repealed : and an equivalent given to the city of London for the profits formerly made by the garbler's office, ..."

12. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"Power was given to an officer, called the garbler, at all times of the day to enter into any shops, warehouses, or cellars, to view and search for such ..."

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