gutturalness (guturalnes)

of being guttural. The quality guzzle guzzle (guz'l), v.; pret. and pp. guzzled , ppr. guzzling. [Perhaps [Perhaps * gouziller , * gouziller , in comp. desgouziller , des go gulp down, swallow; this is per- desgouziller. haps connected with F. gosier , the throat. Cf. Lorraine go e , the throat, the stomach of fatted animals, It. gozzo , the throat, the crop of a bird. Prob. not connected etymologically with gud- dlel or gutt guttle.] I. in trans . To swallow liquor greedily; swill; swill; drink much; drink frequently. Well-seasoned bowls the go ip's spirit raise, Who, while she guzzles , chats the doctor's praise. Roscommon , On Translated Verse. IMG:content-2828.png:[blocks in formation]