\Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for
garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL.
garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a
coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to
cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather
from Ar. gharb[=a]l, gharbil, sieve.]
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.

\Gar"ble\, n.
1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] --Wolcott.
2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also
   called {garblings}.