gobbet
pronunciation
How to pronounce gobbet in British English:
UK [ˈgɒbɪt]
How to pronounce gobbet in American English:
US [ˈgɑbɪt]
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- Noun:
- a lump or chunk of raw meat
Word Origin
- gobbet (n.)
- late 13c., "a fragment," from Old French gobet "piece, mouthful," diminutive of gobe "mouthful, lump," related to gober "to gulp, swallow down," probably from Gaulish *gobbo- (compare Irish gob "mouth," Gaelic gob "beak").
Example
- 1. The glazed eyes stirred , and wu sun-fu brought up a gobbet of phlegm .
- 2. A gobbet like that , it 's the perfect way to end it .
- 3. Some pmc were showed to expand excessively , extrude each other , conglutinate to gobbet or separate to small parts .