- (v.t.) To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
- (n.) Refuse; rubbish.
- (v.t.) To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.
- (n.) Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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