What does "garble" mean?
Garble: To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
Additional senses
- 2.Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott.
- 3.pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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