gobbet

gob·bet

noun \ˈgä-bət\

Definition of GOBBET

1

: a piece or portion (as of meat)

2

: lump, mass

3

: a small fragment or extract <a gobbet of information>

4

: a small quantity of liquid : drop

Examples of GOBBET

1. <deftly avoided stepping in a gobbet of spit on the sidewalk>

Origin of GOBBET

Middle English gobet, from Anglo-French

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to GOBBET

Synonyms: blob, chunk, clod, clot, clump, dollop, glob, gob, lump, hunk, knob, nub, nubble, nugget, wad

Related Words: bead, drop, globule; block, body, bulk; particle, piece, portion; bit, chip, crumb, granule, morsel, nubbin, patch, scrap

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Rhymes with GOBBET

probit