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garble

UK/ˈɡɑː(ɹ)bəl/ US/ˈɡɑrbʌl/ uncommon obsolete

verb

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Origin

From Middle English garbelen, from Anglo-Norman garbeler (“to sift”), from Medieval Latin garbellare (or a similar Italian word), from Arabic غَرْبَلَ (ḡarbala, “to sift”).

Phrases

  • garbley gook

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