A rare or archaic form meaning to swallow whole or to engulf completely.
From Old English or Middle English origins, possibly related to 'ghul' or dialectal forms. The exact etymology is obscure, as this word appears primarily in historical texts and may be regional.
This word is so rare it's practically a ghost word—it appears in some historical dictionaries but almost never in actual usage, making it the kind of word that makes word detectives excited when they find it!
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