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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Guzzle \Guz"zle\ (g[u^]z"z'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Guzzled}, p. pr & vb n. {Guzzling}.] [OP. gosillier prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin to F. gosier throat; cf It gozzo a bird's crop.] To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently. Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. --Milton. Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise, Who while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise. --Roscommon. To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. --Gay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: guzzling n : drinking large mouthfuls rapidly [syn: {gulping}, {swilling}]
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