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Just as a bit comes from the idea of “a bitten-off piece,” or “a bite,” a gobbe meant “a mouthful,” a portion of something larger.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Just as a bit comes from the idea of “a bitten-off piece,” or “a bite,” a gobbe meant “a mouthful,” a portion of something larger.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Took grim pleasure in the bitten-off groan as she staggered against him.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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I found myself staring at her hands, her bitten-off nails.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Took grim pleasure in the bitten-off groan as she staggered against him.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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That was 1998 – Warnock snapped him up then and 13 years, two further transfers, one failed drug test and a famously bitten-off eyebrow later, the pair remain inseparable.
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Orange stripes, a bitten-off tail, half of its left ear missing—it was identical to the one Ashley had loved.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Orange stripes, a bitten-off tail, half of its left ear missing—it was identical to the one Ashley had loved.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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I found myself staring at her hands, her bitten-off nails.
Dark Secrets 2: No Time to Die the Deep End of Fear Elizabeth Chandler 2011
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Took grim pleasure in the bitten-off groan as she staggered against him.
Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011
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