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").
goatherd
goatish
goatskin
goaty
gob
gobbet
gobble
gobbledygook
gobbler
go-between
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