Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for GAS-TRIL'O-QUIST
GAS-TRIL'O-QUIST, n. [Gr. γαστηρ, belly, and L. loquor, to speak.]
Literally, one who speaks from his belly or stomach; hence, one who so modifies his voice that it seems to come from another person or place. Reid.
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