gobbet
a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
a lump or mass.
Origin of gobbet
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How to use gobbet in a sentence
Our table is said to be such as would weary or revolt any but gobbet-bolting carnivores.
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft | George GissingShe used those very words, without a blink, and Pignaver swallowed the flattery as a dog bolts a gobbet of meat.
Stradella | F(rancis) Marion CrawfordColonel gobbet was not allowed to enter Scotland, but was seized at Berwick and put in prison.
The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 | David MassonHe picked them up in his hands, disregarding the butchered ends of the raw gobbet.
Gladiator | Philip WylieAnd a gobbet we have received of the civil laws, because of the equity that seemeth to be in them.
Against War | Erasmus
British Dictionary definitions for gobbet
/ (ˈɡɒbɪt) /
a chunk, lump, or fragment, esp of raw meat
Origin of gobbet
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