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gobbet

gob·bet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gob-it]
    • /ˈgɒb ɪt/
    • /ˈɡɒb.ɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gob-it]
    • /ˈgɒb ɪt/

Definitions of gobbet word

  • noun gobbet a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh. 1
  • noun gobbet a lump or mass. 1
  • noun gobbet A piece or lump of flesh, food, or other matter. 1
  • noun gobbet chunk or lump 1
  • countable noun gobbet A gobbet of something soft, especially food, is a small lump or piece of it. 0
  • countable noun gobbet A gobbet of information is a small piece of it. 0

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Origin of gobbet

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English gobet < Old French: a mouthful, diminutive of gobe. See -et

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Parts of speech for Gobbet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gobbet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

gobbet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gobbet

noun gobbet

  • slice — a thin, flat piece cut from something: a slice of bread.
  • wafer — a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
  • wedge — a piece of hard material with two principal faces meeting in a sharply acute angle, for raising, holding, or splitting objects by applying a pounding or driving force, as from a hammer. Compare machine (def 3b).
  • notch — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
  • fragment — fragmentation

Antonyms for gobbet

noun gobbet

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

Top questions with gobbet

  • what is a gobbet?

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