gavage

[ guh-vahzh; French ga-vazh ]

/ gəˈvɑʒ; French gaˈvaʒ /

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noun

forced feeding, as by a flexible tube and a force pump.

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Origin of gavage

1885–90; <French, equivalent to gav(er) to stuff (Old French (dial.) gave gullet, throat) + -age-age

Words nearby gavage

Gautama, Gauteng, Gautier, gauze, gauzy, gavage, Gavarnie, Gavaskar, gave, gavel, gavelkind

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How to use gavage in a sentence

To that end, the controversial technique of gavage, which entails forcibly cramming food into the mouths of geese and ducks, dates from circa 2500 BC.
The Delectable History of Food in Ancient Egypt|Dattatreya Mandal|November 8, 2022|Realm of History

British Dictionary definitions for gavage

gavage

/ (ˈɡævɑːʒ) /

noun

forced feeding by means of a tube inserted into the stomach through the mouth

Word Origin for gavage

C19: from French, from gaver, from Old French (dialect) gave throat

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