En*gorge"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. engorgement.]
1.
The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.
2. Med.
An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.
Hoblyn.
3. Metal.
The clogging of a blast furnace.
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