gobbet
gob·bet /ˈɡɒbət, ˈɡɒbɪt $ ˈɡɑː-/ noun [countable] old use
a small piece of something, especially food.
hock
hock1 /hɒk $ hɑːk/ noun
- [uncountable] British English a German white wine
- a glass of hock
- in hock informal
- in debt
- be in hock to somebody
- The fashion chain is still in hock to the banks
- something that is in hock has been sold temporarily because its owner needs some money
- He’s a musician, but his guitar is in hock
- [countable] a piece of meat from above the foot of a pig
- pork hocks
- [countable] the middle joint of an animal’s back leg
phlegm
phlegm /flem/ noun [uncountable]
- the think yellowish substance produced in your nose and throat, especially when you
have a cold
- unusual calmness in worrying, frightening, or exciting situations.
sly
sly /slaɪ/ adjective
- someone who is sly cleverly deceives people in order to get what they want
- sly smile/glance/wink etc
- a smile, look etc that shows you know something secret
- He leaned forward with a sly smile.
- on the sly
- informal
- secretly, especially when you are doing something that you should not do
- They’d been seeing each other on the sly for months
–slyly adverb
–slyness noun [uncountable]
tramp
tramp1 /træmp/ noun [countable]
- someone who has no home or job and moves from place to place, often asking for food and
money
- a long or difficult walk
- a long tramp through the snow
- especially American English old-fashioned
- a woman who has too many sexual partners - used to show disapproval
- the tramp of feet/boots the sound of heavy walking
- the steady tramp of soldiers’ feet
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English