gobbet

Meanings

Noun

• A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch.
• A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat.
• An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination.

Verb

• To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter.
• To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.

Origin

• From Middle English gobet, from Middle French gobet ("mouthful, piece"), diminutive of gobe. See gober.