Found 2 items, similar to gavage.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gavage
gavage
n : feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution
(as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will
not eat [syn:
forced feeding]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gavage
Gavage
\Ga`vage"\ (g[.a]`v[.a]zh"), n. [F., fr. gaver to gorge.]
Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube
passed through the mouth down to the stomach.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]