gob
1[ gob ]
/ gɒb /
noun
a mass or lump.
gobs, Informal. a large quantity: gobs of money.
Also called goaf. Mining. waste or barren material.
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Origin of gob
1Definition for gobs (2 of 4)
gob2
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /
noun Slang.
a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.
Origin of gob
2An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain
Definition for gobs (3 of 4)
gob3
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /
noun Slang.
the mouth.
Origin of gob
31540–50; perhaps < Scots Gaelic gob mouth, beak
Definition for gobs (4 of 4)
Origin of gob
4First recorded in 1685–95
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gob1
/ (ɡɒb) /
noun
a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance
(often plural) informal a great quantity or amount
mining
- waste material such as clay, shale, etc
- a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this
a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware
informal a globule of spittle or saliva
verb gobs, gobbing or gobbed
(intr) British informal to spit
Word Origin for gob
C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet
British Dictionary definitions for gobs (2 of 3)
gob2
/ (ɡɒb) /
noun
US slang an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy
Word Origin for gob
C20: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for gobs (3 of 3)
Word Origin for gob
C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob
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