subs. (colloquial).—Nonsense; GIBBERISH (q.v.). [A reduplication of GABBLE (q.v.).]

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  1600.  DEKKER, The Shoemaker’s Holiday, in wks. (1873) i., 21. Hees some uplandish workeman, hire him good master, that I may learne some GIBBLE GABBLE; twill make us worke the faster.

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  1659.  TORRIANO, Vocabolario, s.v.

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  1748.  T. DYCHE, A New General English Dictionary (5 ed.). GIBBLE-GABBLE (s.), silly, foolish, idle talk.

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