englut
Americanverb (used with object)
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to gulp down.
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Archaic. to fill to satisfaction; satiate.
verb
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to devour ravenously; swallow eagerly
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to glut or sate (oneself); surfeit; satiate
Etymology
Origin of englut
1485–95; < Middle French englotir Anglo-French englutir < Late Latin ingluttīre to swallow, equivalent to Latin in- in- 2 + gluttīre to swallow; see glutton 1
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In this signification englut, from engloutir, French, occurs frequently, as in Henry VI.
From Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies by Johnson, Samuel
Not the sea Which did englut great Egypt and his war, Nor all the desert-drown-ed sepulchres.
From New Poems by Thompson, Francis
The rosé people tend not to be “real” wine people, as you can’t help but notice upon witnessing their ritual gatherings, where wine is not so much drunk as englutted.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2016
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