gobbet
Americannoun
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a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
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a lump or mass.
noun
Etymology
Origin of gobbet
1275–1325; Middle English gobet < Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe. See -et
Example Sentences
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Now, a team of researchers has modeled what sort of lunar impact could have ejected such a gobbet of Moon and deposit it in a stable, nearby orbit.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2024
But he crammed another gobbet of genius into 30 seconds, when he said the whole business was like a mad riddle.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2018
Once, a good 48 hours after a bout of food poisoning, I found a large, hard gobbet of vomit clinging to my tresses.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 26, 2015
Before he took his seat at the table he put his masticated gobbet not behind his ear, as is a popular fashion, but in his ear.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tyrion unbuckled his helm, twisted it off, and spat a gobbet of bloody pink phlegm over the side.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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