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gab
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gab \Gab\, v. i. [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr. Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d Gab, and cf. Gabble.] 1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. --Holinshed. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gab \Gab\ (g[a^]b), n. [Cf. Gaff.] (Steam Engine) The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap. See. Illust. of Eccentric. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Gab \Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or gob. Cf. Gab, v. i., Gibber.] The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk; loquaciousness. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Gift of gab, facility of expression. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
