Gob″ble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gobbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gobbling (?).] [Freq. of 2d gob.]
1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.
Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift.
2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.
He... gobbles out a note of self-approbation. Goldsmith.
To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly.