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▪ I. guttling, vbl. n.|ˈgʌtlɪŋ| [f. guttle v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. guttle; gormandizing.
1731Gentl. Mag. I. 103 Depredations by guttling and tippling, junketting, gossiping, gaming, &c. are to be all item'd to the government. 1848Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxvi, Who..dine for the mere purpose of guttling. a1894Stevenson St. Ives (1898) 236 Here you will find no guttling nor gormandising. ▪ II. guttling, ppl. a.|ˈgʌtlɪŋ| [f. guttle v. + -ing2.] That guttles; gormandizing, guzzling.
1653P. Fletcher Purple Isl. vii. lxxx, With Methos, Gluttonie, his gutling brother, Twinne parallels, drawn from the self same line. a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew s.v., A Gutling Fellow, a great Eater. 1799Monthly Mag. July 446/2 The greasy bearded, gutling blades of Mother Madcap. 1845Thackeray Christmas Bks. (1872) 35 What a contempt they must have for the guttling crowd to whom they minister. |