GLUTTON
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Glut"ton (?), n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L. gluto, glutto. See Glut.]
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1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.
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2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.
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Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy.
Granville.
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3. (Zo&ö;l.) A carnivorous mammal (Gulo gulo formerly Gulo luscus), of the weasel family Mustelidæ, about the size of a large badger; called also wolverine, wolverene and carcajou. It was formerly believed to be inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.
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Glutton bird (Zo&ö;l.), the giant fulmar (Ossifraga gigantea); -- called also Mother Carey's goose, and mollymawk.
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Glut"ton (?), a. Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. “Glutton souls.” Dryden.
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A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry ministry in our days.
Fuller.
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Glut"ton, v. t. & i. To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.]
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Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine.
Lovelace.
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Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.
Drayton.
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