/ ˈgɒbɪt; NAmE ˈgɑːb-/ noun
( old-fashioned ) gobbet (of sth) a small amount of sth :
gobbets of food
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French gobet , diminutive of gobe mouthful, lump, from gober to swallow, gulp, perhaps of Celtic origin.
/ ˈgɒbɪt; NAmE ˈgɑːb-/ noun
( old-fashioned ) gobbet (of sth) a small amount of sth :
gobbets of food
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French gobet , diminutive of gobe mouthful, lump, from gober to swallow, gulp, perhaps of Celtic origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005