A small piece, lump, or morsel of food or material; a chunk.
From Old French 'gobbet,' diminutive of 'gobe' meaning piece. The '-et' suffix creates a diminutive form, indicating a smaller portion than a 'gob' or 'gobbe.'
'Gobbet' appears in medieval literature and Shakespearean texts describing food—it's the ancestor of the modern word 'gobble.' Interestingly, the same root gave us 'gabion,' the wire baskets used in modern military engineering, because soldiers literally scooped 'gobbets' of earth into them!
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