gob
1[gob]
noun
a mass or lump.
gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money.
Also called goaf. Mining. waste or barren material.
Origin of gob
1gob
2[gob]
noun Slang.
Origin of gob
2An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain
gob
3[gob]
noun Slang.
Origin of gob
31540–50; perhaps < Scots Gaelic gob mouth, beak
gob
4[gob]British Dialect
verb (used without object), gobbed, gob·bing, noun
Origin of gob
4First recorded in 1685–95
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Related Words for gob
aggregation, hunk, morsel, gathering, cluster, fullness, concentration, bunch, cargo, congeries, hill, hoard, agglomeration, collection, bulk, haul, bundle, harvest, bank, abundanceExamples from the Web for gob
Contemporary Examples of gob
Historical Examples of gob
Didn't Shandy always have a gob of it in his cheek—the dirty pig?
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
"Shut your gob, thief," shouted a voice, and a heavy scuffle ensued.
The False ChevalierWilliam Douw Lighthall
The Porcupine has killed the Gob (Malay), and our tribe must repay sevenfold.
In Court and KampongHugh Clifford
So when I slap a gob of it over your mouth and nose inhale hard and deep.
Subspace SurvivorsE. E. Smith
Gob, he near burnt his fingers with the butt of his old cigar.
UlyssesJames Joyce
gob
1noun
verb gobs, gobbing or gobbed
Word Origin for gob
C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet
gob
2noun
Word Origin for gob
C20: of unknown origin
gob
3noun
Word Origin for gob
C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob
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