Etymology

gobbet

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Today it means: A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch. Full definition →

Middle English gobet ← Middle French gobet
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  1. Middle French · derived fromgobet“mouthful, piece”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromgobet
  3. English todaygobbet

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

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