GOBBETS

Noun

gobbets

plural of gobbet

Source: Wiktionary


GOBBET

Gob"bet, n. Etym: [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d Gob.]

Definition: A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. [He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif.

Gob"bet, v. t.

Definition: To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low] L'Estrange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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