gobbet
[ gob-it ]
/ ˈgɒb ɪt /
noun
a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
a lump or mass.
RELATED WORDS
slice, wafer, wedge, notch, fragment, scratch, scrap, flake, dent, nick, part, sliver, paring, shaving
Nearby words
- gob,
- gob-stopper,
- goban,
- gobang,
- gobat,
- gobbi,
- gobble,
- gobbledegook,
- gobbledygook,
- gobbler
Origin of gobbet
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Examples from the Web for gobbet
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 CrawfordAnd a gobbet we have received of the civil laws, because of the equity that seemeth to be in them.
Against War|ErasmusAnd now he had bitten off a piece of them, together with a gobbet of my own flesh.
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
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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gobbet
late 13c., "a fragment," from Old French gobet "piece, mouthful," diminutive of gobe (see gob).
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