Garble

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] Wolcott.

2. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also called garblings.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to garble spices. [Obs.]

2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.