gobbet /ˈɡɒbɪt/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch.BOlvs in English is called a morsell. It is a medicine laxatiue, in forme & fashion it is meanely whole, & it is swallowed by litle gobbets. — 1583 •A lump or chunk of something, especially of raw meat.The gobbet – the largest piece of meat served in hash or soup – was about the size of a man's thumb. — 1875 •An extract of text, or image (especially a quotation), provided as a context for analysis, discussion, or translation in an examination. verb2 •To splash with small quantities of liquid; to spatter.The bullets that hit him […] burst the bared head into splinters. Scalp, bones and brain gobbeted the jeep as the dead boy screwed and fell sideways. — 1972 •To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets.Or, did you ever see a dog with a marrowbone in his mouth[…] how prudently he gobbets it: with what affection he breaks it: and with what diligence he sucks it. — 1653 formsgobbeted · gobbeting · gobbets
