gobbet

[ gob-it ]

noun

1. a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
2. a lump or mass.

gobbet

/ ˈɡɒbɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobbet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of gobbet¹

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

Example Sentences

Our table is said to be such as would weary or revolt any but gobbet-bolting carnivores.

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She used those very words, without a blink, and Pignaver swallowed the flattery as a dog bolts a gobbet of meat.

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Colonel Gobbet was not allowed to enter Scotland, but was seized at Berwick and put in prison.

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He picked them up in his hands, disregarding the butchered ends of the raw gobbet.

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And a gobbet we have received of the civil laws, because of the equity that seemeth to be in them.

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Related Words

• slice
• wafer