▪ I. guttling, vbl. n.
(ˈgʌtlɪŋ)
[f. guttle v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. guttle; gormandizing.
| 1731 Gentl. Mag. I. 103 Depredations by guttling and tippling, junketting, gossiping, gaming, &c. are to be all item'd to the government. 1848 Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxvi, Who..dine for the mere purpose of guttling. a 1894 Stevenson St. Ives (1898) 236 Here you will find no guttling nor gormandising. |
▪ II. guttling, ppl. a.
(ˈgʌtlɪŋ)
[f. guttle v. + -ing2.]
That guttles; gormandizing, guzzling.
| 1653 P. Fletcher Purple Isl. vii. lxxx, With Methos, Gluttonie, his gutling brother, Twinne parallels, drawn from the self same line. a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew s.v., A Gutling Fellow, a great Eater. 1799 Monthly Mag. July 446/2 The greasy bearded, gutling blades of Mother Madcap. 1845 Thackeray Christmas Bks. (1872) 35 What a contempt they must have for the guttling crowd to whom they minister. |