英语词汇gobbet的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	gobbet
词源	gobbet n. late 13c., "a fragment," from Old French gobet "piece, mouthful," diminutive of gobe "mouthful, lump," related to gober "to gulp, swallow down," probably from Gaulish gobbo- (compare Irish gob "mouth," Gaelic gob "beak"). Entries linking to gobbet* gob n.2 "mouth," 1540s, from Irish gob "mouth," and thus related to the other English noun gob (also see gobbet). Gob-stopper "type of large hard candy" is from 1928. gob n.1 "a mouthful, lump," late 14c., from gobbet. updated on March 25, 2015
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