gobbet

[ gob-it ]

/ ˈgɒb ɪt /

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noun

a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.

a lump or mass.

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Origin of gobbet

1275–1325; Middle English gobet<Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe.See -et

Words nearby gobbet

go bad, go ballistic, go bananas, gobang, Gobat, gobbet, Gobbi, gobble, gobbledegook, gobbler, gobby

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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 Gissing
She used those very words, without a blink, and Pignaver swallowed the flattery as a dog bolts a gobbet of meat.
Stradella|F(rancis) Marion Crawford
Colonel 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 Masson
He picked them up in his hands, disregarding the butchered ends of the raw gobbet.
Gladiator|Philip Wylie

And 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

gobbet

/ (ˈɡɒbɪt) /

noun

a chunk, lump, or fragment, esp of raw meat

Word Origin for gobbet

C14: from Old French gobet, from gober to gulp down

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