gobbet

Meanings

• Noun

  A small piece or lump of something.

  - "He took a gobbet of cheese."
  - "The baby swallowed a gobbet of food."
  - "The chef tasted the gobbet of meat before serving."

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Variants

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gobbet , gobbets

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'a mouthful' in Old English.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'gobbet' is rarely used in modern English.

2. In the Middle Ages, gobbets were used to record legal decisions.

3. The word 'gobbet' is derived from the Old English word 'gobbe', meaning 'a mouthful'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Morsel: A small piece or portion of food.

2. Bite: A small piece taken with the teeth.

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Culture

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In medieval literature, gobbets were used as a form of literary criticism, where the critic would write their comments in the margins of a text in small, detached pieces, known as gobbets or marginalia.

How to Memorize "gobbet"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a small piece or lump of food in your mind.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gobbet' with the image of a small piece or lump of something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by associating 'gobbet' with 'a gob of something'.

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