gobbet \GOB-it\,
noun:
1. a lump or mass.
2. a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
A man at the window of another building spat, the gobbet of phlegm falling on the dirty pavement by Hermogenes' feet.
-- Gillian Bradshaw, "Render Unto Caesar," 2004
The glowing, faceted eyes glared at me, the mouth opened and spat out a gobbet of flame.
-- Sergei Lukyanenko, "Last Watch," 2009
Gobbet comes from the Old French word gobe meaning "a mouthful."
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