Your reporters have been working round the clock to winkle out every succulent gobbet of news for the furtherance of truth (Punch).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gob·bet — /ˈgɑːbət/ noun, pl bets [count] chiefly Brit : a small lump or piece of something gobbets of meat : a small amount of something gobbets of information … Useful english dictionary
gob — ar·gob·ba; be·gob; gob·ble·dy·gook; gob·lin; gob·line; gob·lin·esque; gob·lin·ish; gob·lin·ry; gob·o·nat·ed; pha·ryn·gob·del·lae; phar·yn·gob·del·li·da; gob; gob·bet; gob·ble; gob·bler; gob·let; gob·ble·de·gook; nash·gob; … English syllables
bet — ab·bet·din; al·pha·bet·ic; al·pha·bet·i·cal·ly; al·pha·bet·i·co classed; al·pha·bet·ics; al·pha·bet·i·form; al·pha·bet·ism; al·pha·bet·ist; al·pha·bet·i·za·tion; al·pha·bet·ize; an·al·pha·bet; an·al·pha·bet·ism; bar·bet; bet·a·fite; bet·o·ny;… … English syllables
gobbet — gob·bet … English syllables
gobbet — gob|bet [ˈgɔbıt US ˈga: ] n old use [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mouthful, piece ] a small piece of something, especially food … Dictionary of contemporary English
gobbet — gob|bet [ gabət ] noun count a small piece of something soft … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gobbet — gob•bet [[t]ˈgɒb ɪt[/t]] n. 1) a piece, esp. of raw flesh 2) a lump or mass • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME gobet < OF: a mouthful, dim. of gobe. See et … From formal English to slang
Gobbet — Gob bet, n. [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d {Gob}.] A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. [1913 Webster] [He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gobbet — Gob bet, v. t. To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low] L Estrange. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gobbetly — Gob bet*ly, adv. In pieces. [Obs.] Huloet. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
