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gobbet

Meaningmouth, beak

Common meaning: a lump or mouthful

Journey through time

  1. Irishgob‘mouth, beak, snout’source
  2. Old Frenchgobetsource
  3. Middle Englishgobetsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsmouth, beak, snout → a lump or mouthfulgobbet‘a lump or mouthful’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Irish gob ‘mouth, beak’.

Roots

  • gob Irish “mouth, beak”

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