meaning of garble

1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices.
2.
To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.
3.
Refuse; rubbish.
4.
Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc. ; -- also called garblings.
5.
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story


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