Garble: alternatives and connections

To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or…

To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with ref…

Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or close in texture; g…

To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.

To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to inve…

To separate the joints of; to separate, as parts united by joints; to put out of joint; to force out of its socket; to dislocate; as,…

To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces; to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a plant, for examination and to…

The act or habit of eating earth. See Dirt eating, under Dirt.

(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more…

To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.

To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp, so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the fine, fibrous parts.

A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of which is carr…

Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable or other valuable property.

A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; -- forme…

Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are…

To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.

A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for t…

To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by washing in a kind of pan.