Meaning of GOBBET
| Pronunciation: | | 'gâbit
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| | Definition: | | [n] a lump or chunk of raw meat |
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| | See Also: | | raw meat | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gob"bet\, n. [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d {Gob}.]
A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. --Spenser.
[He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. --Wyclif.
\Gob"bet\, v. t.
To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low]
--L'Estrange.
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