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Definition of gobbet noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gobbet

noun

/ˈɡɒbɪt/

/ˈɡɑːbɪt/

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gobbet (of something) a small amount of something, especially meat
- gobbets of meat/flesh
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gobet, diminutive of gobe ‘mouthful, lump’, from gober ‘to swallow, gulp’, perhaps of Celtic origin.

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