Definition of Guttle

1. Verb. Eat greedily. "They guttle more bread"; "He devoured three sandwiches"

Exact synonyms: Devour, Pig, Raven
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Pig

Definition of Guttle

1. v. t. & i. To put into the gut; to swallow greedily; to gorge; to gormandize. [Obs.] L'Estrange.

Definition of Guttle

1. Verb. To put into the gut; to eat voraciously; to swallow greedily; to gorge, gormandize. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Guttle

1. to eat rapidly [v -TLED, -TLING, -TLES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Guttle

gutters
guttersnipe
guttersnipes
guttersnipish
gutterwork
guttery
guttier
gutties
guttiest
guttifer
guttiferous
guttifers
guttiform
gutting
guttings
guttle (current term)
guttled
guttler
guttlers
guttles
guttling
guttulous
guttural
guttural consonant
guttural duct
guttural pouch
guttural pulse
guttural rale
gutturalism
gutturalisms

Literary usage of Guttle

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

1. The Writing Table of the Twentieth Century: Being an Account of Heraldry by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1900)
"of yore, were, arg., six guttle de sang, three, two, and one, on a chief gu. ... Frequently the guttle are represented upside-down ; they are then blazoned ..."

2. The Laughing Philosopher: Being the Entire Works of Momus, Jester of Olympus by Charles Lamb, Thomas Hood, John Bull (1825)
"To which the landlord, laden deep with bliss, Did with his bows so humble almost kiss The floor. Dkl Mister guttle, the churchwarden, call— " Come hither, ..."

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