A Gobbet, derived from the Old French gober (to swallow) and etymologically related to gobble (to eat quickly), is a small chunk of meat, roughly the size of a mouthful. It is borrowed in modern use to indicate the concept of a small chunk, e.g.: gobbets of text, gobbets of information. In the study of history and classics, gobbet often refers to ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobbet
Gob'bet noun [ Middle English & French gobet . See 2d Gob .] A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. « [ He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets .» Wyclif. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/40