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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GLUT, n.¹, v. Also †glutt. [glʌt]

I. n. A gulp; a draught of liquid, the quantity taken at a gulp (‡Rxb. 1923 Watson W.-B., 1942 Zai; m.Lth.¹ 1954). Obs. in St.Eng. since 18th c., but still in use in n.Eng. dial.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 400:
Sae [he] gullied her a dainty chack Without a glutt.Sc. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. 217:
Should the horse have to undertake a longer journey . . . a stinted allowance of water before starting . . . is requisite, say to 10 gluts.Ayr. 1901 “G. Douglas” Green Shutters xxiii.:
He took another vast glut of whiskey.

II. v. To swallow (greedily), to gulp down (m.Lth.¹ 1954). Now rare in liter. Eng., but still found in Eng. dial.Rnf. 1790 A. Wilson Poems 39:
Tell them a plan o' cent. per cent. They'll glut yer words like hinee.Lth. 1801 J. Thomson Poems 42:
Ye cou'd never spare As muckle time my length to gang, And glut the caller air.Gall. 1824 MacTaggart Gallov. Encycl. 267:
And nane refused their chappin' To glutt that day.Bwk. 1952:
My throat's sair whenever I glut.