gannet

noun · verbA2

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noun

Plural noun:

gannets

1.
Any of three species of large seabird in the genus Morus, of the family Sulidae. They have black and white bodies and long pointed wings, and hunt for fish by plunge diving and pursuing their prey underwater.
2.
(British, South Africa)(chiefly British, South Africa) A voracious eater; a glutton.

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verb

V_es/s

gannets

V_ing/Gerund

ganneting

V_ed/pp

ganneted

1.
(British, informal, transitive)(chiefly transitive, informal, British) To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.
She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.

Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English ganet, gante, from Old English ganot, from *ganat, *ganatō, from Proto-Germanic *ganatuz, *ganutô (gander), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ganzô.