'Gavage' definitions:
Definition of 'gavage'
(from WordNet)
noun
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, gavage]
Definition of 'Gavage'
From: GCIDE
- 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.]