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gob

1
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /
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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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Words related to gob

aggregation, hunk, morsel, gathering, cluster, fullness, concentration, bunch, cargo, congeries, hill, hoard, agglomeration, collection, bulk, haul, bundle, harvest, bank, abundance

Words nearby gob

goatpox, goatsbeard, goatskin, goatsucker, goaves, gob, gob-stopper, gobang, gobat, gobbet, gobbi

Origin of gob

1
1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet gobbet

Definition for gobs (2 of 4)

gob2
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /

noun Slang.

a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.

Origin of gob

2
An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain

Definition for gobs (3 of 4)

gob3
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /

noun Slang.

the mouth.

Origin of gob

3
1540–50; perhaps < Scots Gaelic gob mouth, beak

Definition for gobs (4 of 4)

gob4
[ gob ]
/ gɒb /
British Dialect

verb (used without object), gobbed, gob·bing, noun

gab1.

Origin of gob

4
First recorded in 1685–95
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British Dictionary definitions for gobs (1 of 3)

gob1
/ (ɡɒb) /

noun

a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance
(often plural) informal a great quantity or amount
mining
  1. waste material such as clay, shale, etc
  2. 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)

gob3
/ (ɡɒb) /

noun

a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth

Word Origin for gob

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob
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