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3. To talk in a silly manner; to
prattle. Johnson.

Cac"kle (?), n. 1.
The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has
laid an egg.

By her cackle saved the state.

Dryden.

2. Idle talk; silly prattle.

There is a buzz and cackle all around
regarding the sermon.

Thackeray.

Cac"kler (?), n. 1.
A fowl that cackles.

2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a
tattler.

Cac"kling, n. The broken noise
of a goose or a hen.

{ ||Cac`o*chym"i*a (?), Cac"o*chym`y (?), }
n. [NL. cacochymia, fr. Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;; kako`s bad +
&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; juice: cf. F. cacochymie.] (Med.)
A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body,
especially of the blood. Dunglison.

{ Cac`o*chym"ic (?), Cac`o*chym"ic*al (?), }
a. Having the fluids of the body vitiated,
especially the blood.


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