Gobbet

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -É’bɪt

Origin

From Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet ("mouthful, piece")

Webster NCD 1974|gobbet

. See gober.

Noun

1. a quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch
2. a lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat
• unknown date WyclifHe had broken the stocks to small gobbets.
3. an extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, translation or discussion in an examination.

Full definition of gobbet

Verb

1. (transitive) To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter.
2. (transitive) To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.