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Part of Speech: imperfect, past participle

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Part of Speech: noun

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            1.                                           The                                                         hook                                                         on                                                         the                                                         end                                                         of                                                         an                                                         eccentric                                                         rod                                                         opposite                                                         the                                                           strap.                                                         See.                                                           Illust.                                                         of                                                         Eccentric.                                    
Part of Speech: verb

            1.                                           The                                                         mouth;                                                         hence,                                                         idle                                                           prate;                                                         chatter;                                                         unmeaning                                                         talk;                                                         loquaciousness.                                    

            2.                                           To                                                         deceive;                                                         to                                                         lie.                                    

            3.                                           To                                                         talk                                                         idly;                                                         to                                                           prate;                                                         to                                                         chatter.                                    

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Among the slang phrases that have come directly to us from England may be mentioned " throw up the sponge," " draw it mild," " give us a rest," " dead beat," " on the shelf," " up the spout," " stunning," " gift of the gab," etc. - "How to Speak and Write Correctly", Joseph Devlin.
If so, I needn't tell you what a vain, shallow, venal fellow he is, with his gift of gab that fools the people. - "The Plum Tree", David Graham Phillips.
You look as if you had a gift of the gab. - "Walter Sherwood's Probation", Horatio Alger.

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