rare. [a. L. ligur(r)itiōn-em, f. ligur(r)īre to be dainty, to lick up.] Gluttonous devouring, licking.
1623. Cockeram, Ligurition, greedinesse, lycorousnesse.
1644. Vindex Anglicus, 6 (in list of ‘inkhorn’ terms).
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Ligurition, a gluttonous devouring; immoderate appetite.
1859. Farrar, Julian Home, 94. Slovenly servants employed in the emptying of wine-glasses and the ligurrition of dishes.
