Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A deep-sea eel, Saccopharynx ampullaceus, and other species of the family Saccopharyngidæ, remarkable for the extraordinary extension of the gape.
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- noun One that
gulps
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- noun a drinker who swallows large amounts greedily
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Examples
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The scientists who discovered the creatures were apparently as amused as we are, giving them names such as gulper eel, droopy sea pen, squarenose helmetfish, ping-pong tree sponge, Gorgon's head and googly-eyed glass squid.
Boing Boing 2007
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And although my dog isn't much of a gulper of all things, many of his visiting dog pals are.
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Accordingly, I anticipate that a consequence of the regulations authorized by this provision of the HCR bill, there will be false advertising and similiar trival suits — OMG, that triple grease bomb with super-sized fries and gallon gurgle gulper really had 52,000 calories and not just 50,000!
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Accordingly, I anticipate that a consequence of the regulations authorized by this provision of the HCR bill, there will be false advertising and similiar trival suits — OMG, that triple grease bomb with super-sized fries and gallon gurgle gulper really had 52,000 calories and not just 50,000!
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MADISON ARM, HEBGEN LAKE, MONTANA Famous for gulper fishing in late summer, this water calls for long, accurate casts.henrysforkanglers. com
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Gallardo-Domas is fine but she strikes me as a bit of a gulper when it comes to her vocal lines.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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Gallardo-Domas is fine but she strikes me as a bit of a gulper when it comes to her vocal lines.
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Are you a gulper, must read in large chunks of time, one book at a time type, or can you be just as happy with a simple sips from several sources, reading several books at once?
Sip or Swallow? 2007
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I think of the Reader, with capital R, as a cross section gulper, and I'm always surprised to find that they may be more boutique than I imagine.
Sip or Swallow? 2007
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Are you a gulper, must read in large chunks of time, one book at a time type, or can you be just as happy with a simple sips from several sources, reading several books at once?
April 2007 2007
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