gobbet
[ gob-it ]
/ ˈgɒb ɪt /
noun
a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
a lump or mass.
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Words nearby gobbet
go bad, go ballistic, go bananas, gobang, Gobat, gobbet, Gobbi, gobble, gobbledegook, gobbler, gobby
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Example sentences 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
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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