Top Definitions
Quiz
Examples

goaf

[ gohf ]

/ goʊf /

Save This Word!

noun, plural goaves.Mining.

gob¹ (def. 3).

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of goaf

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Words nearby goaf

goa, go about, goad, Goa, Daman, and Diu, goading, goaf, go after, go against, go against the grain, go-ahead, go-ahead run

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use goaf in a sentence

The nearer we get to the goaf (waste ground), the more likely we are to get crushed.
The Boy With the U.S. Miners|Francis Rolt-Wheeler