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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
gavage .
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Examples
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Since these birds evolved with no gag reflex (so that they could engorge themselves when the time was right), and the lining of their throats is more comparable to a fingernail than a soft palate, it meant you would do no damage by putting a tube past their esophagus and overfeeding them (a practive called gavages).
Foie Gras 2005
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The fact is we torture all kinds of creatures and support far more detestable practices then gavages.
Foie Gras 2005
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