gobbet

/ˈɡɑbɪt/
noun
  1. A small piece or lump of something, especially food.
    • She tore off a gobbet of bread and dipped it in the soup.
    • He found a gobbet of cheese stuck to the plate.
    • The dog eagerly swallowed a gobbet of meat from the floor.
  2. A short extract from a text, often used for study or analysis.
    • The exam required students to comment on a gobbet from the poem.
    • The teacher handed out a gobbet of the historical document for discussion.
    • Each student was assigned a gobbet from the novel to analyze.
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