What is to pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account called?
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. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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