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gobbet

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gob·bet  (gbt)
n.
1. A piece or chunk, especially of raw meat.
2. A bit or morsel: a diary containing gobbets of useful information.
3. A small amount of liquid; a drop.

[Middle English gobet, from Old French, diminutive of gobe, mouthful; see gob1.]

gobbet [ˈgɒbɪt]
n
(Cookery) a chunk, lump, or fragment, esp of raw meat
[from Old French gobet, from gober to gulp down]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gobbet - a lump or chunk of raw meat
raw meat - uncooked meat
Translations
gobbet [ˈgɒbɪt] N [of food etc] → trocito m, pequeña porción f
gobbets of informationpequeños elementos mpl de información
gobbet
nBrocken m


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And indeed to watch him dallying with a little gobbet of bread, or sipping his cup of thrice-watered wine, is enough to make a man feel shame at his own hunger.
Presently he turned sick, and threw up both wine and the gobbets of human flesh on which he had been gorging, for he was very drunk.
This bottom was littered with great gobbets of flesh, most of which was in the last state of putridity.
 
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