gobbet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet (“mouthful, piece”), diminutive of gobe. See gober. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡɒbɪt/ Rhymes: -ɒbɪt === Noun === gobbet (plural gobbets) A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch. A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat. An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== gobbet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Verb === gobbet (third-person singular simple present gobbets, present participle gobbeting, simple past and past participle gobbeted) (transitive) To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter. (transitive) To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Gobbet”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.