gobbet

[ gob-it ]

/ ˈgɒb ɪt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR gobbet ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.

a lump or mass.

Origin of gobbet

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

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 Crawford
And a gobbet we have received of the civil laws, because of the equity that seemeth to be in them.
Against War|Erasmus
And now he had bitten off a piece of them, together with a gobbet of my own flesh.
The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster
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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gobbet
释义	gobbet [ gob-it ] / ˈgɒb ɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gobbet ON THESAURUS.COM noun a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh. a lump or mass. Origin of gobbet 1275–1325; Middle English gobet<Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe.See -et Words nearby gobbet go bad, go ballistic, go bananas, gobang, Gobat, gobbet, Gobbi, gobble, gobbledegook, gobbler, gobby Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Crawford And a gobbet we have received of the civil laws, because of the equity that seemeth to be in them. Against War\|Erasmus And now he had bitten off a piece of them, together with a gobbet of my own flesh. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere\|Charles de Coster 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gobbet slice, wafer, wedge, notch, fragment, scratch, scrap, flake, dent, nick, part, sliver, paring, shaving
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gobbet

noun

Origin of gobbet

Words nearby gobbet

Example sentences from the Web for gobbet

British Dictionary definitions for gobbet

noun

Word Origin for gobbet

Words related to gobbet