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Meanings of garbled account in English

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Usage of garbled account in English
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This news must have been a garbled account of the fighting with Lord Methuen's column.
South African Memories / Social, Warlike & Sporting from Diaries...
2
The scenes employ various historical characters, out of chronological order, in a garbled account of events.
The new yorker
3
How often a garbled account has been given, and yet the whole was so terribly simple!
Cleopatra — Volume 03
4
There followed a garbled account of poor Calamity's errant days among the miners of the Black Hills.
The Freebooters of the Wilderness
5
That old fool will tell them a garbled account that will frighten them out of their wits.
The White Waterfall
6
She began a garbled account.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
7
Letty-Lou having given him a garbled account of events, he had staggered from his bed in an effort to reach Rupert.
Ralestone Luck
8
Writers say that this would seem to be a garbled account of a ceremony of Death and Resurrection, perhaps seen by some outsider.
Witchcraft Today
9
Jane gave her father a grateful hug and departed to give Alice a decidedly garbled account of what Dr. Morton was going to do.
Chicken Little Jane
10
They get such garbled accounts of occurrences, particularly of State affairs; they are misleading--
The Albert Gate Mystery / Being Further Adventures of Reginald B...
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That is all we heard of the matter except the numerous garbled accounts which were carried home that afternoon.
My Brilliant Career
12
Some garbled accounts of the auction at St. Benet's had reached them, and they were anxious to get a full report from Miss Oliphant.
A Sweet Girl Graduate
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