British dialect: a lump or mass of something, particularly something soft or gelatinous.
Origin uncertain; possibly from Middle English or dialect roots. May be related to words meaning 'blob' or 'lump,' with dialectal variations found in regional British English from the 16th century onward.
British dialects are treasure troves of words that have vanished from standard English—'flob' survives in some regions referring to lumpy things, but most speakers would now say 'blob' or 'clump,' showing how regional vocabulary slowly homogenizes.
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