Associations to the word «Gavage»
Noun
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Wiktionary
GAVAGE, noun. A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
GAVAGE, noun. A process of force-feeding cattle for veal
GAVAGE, noun. (medicine) Feeding by means of a tube passed into the stomach
GAVAGE, verb. To stuff or glut with something
Dictionary definition
GAVAGE, noun. Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.