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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gab \Gab\, n. [Cf. {Gaff}.] (Steam Engine) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See Illust. of {Eccentric}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gab \Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.] The mouth; hence idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] {Gift of gab}, facility of expression. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gab \Gab\, v. i. [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr Icel. gabba to mock, or OF gaber. See 2d {Gab}, and cf {Gabble}.] 1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. --Holinshed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gab n : light informal conversation for social occasions [syn: {chitchat}, {small talk}, {gabfest}, {gossip}, {tittle-tattle}, {chin-wag}, {chin-wagging}, {causerie}]
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