The Collaborative International Dictionary
Glut \Glut\, n.
That which is swallowed.
--Milton-
Plenty, to satiety or repletion; a full supply; hence, often, a supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing; over abundance; as, a glut of the market.
A glut of those talents which raise men to eminence.
--Macaulay. Something that fills up an opening; a clog.
A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks. [Prov. Eng.]
(Mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
--Raymond.(Bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
--Knight.(Arch.) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
A block used for a fulcrum.
(Zo["o]l.) The broad-nosed eel ( Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.