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gobbet

gob·bet [ góbbət ] (plural gob·bets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. quantity of liquid: a quantity of liquid, often in a sticky blotch
Gobbets of grease covered the top of the stove.

2. excerpt: an extract from a text, especially one chosen for translation or comment in an examination

[13th century. < Old French gobet "small mouthful" < gobe (see gob1)]
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