gobbet.

1. A small lump or piece, especially of flesh or food.

2. A short extract from a text or source selected for commentary or analysis.

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Words that belong together

• a gobbet of flesh
• a small gobbet

On the page

A gobbet of tissue clung to the instrument.

He removed a small gobbet from the edge of the pan.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular gobbet; plural gobbets. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.