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gob

1

[ gob ]

noun

  1. a mass or lump.
  2. gobs, Informal. a large quantity:

    gobs of money.

  3. Also called goaf. Mining. waste or barren material.


gob

2

[ gob ]

noun

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

gob

3

[ gob ]

noun

Chiefly British Slang.
  1. the mouth.

gob

4

[ gob ]

verb (used without object)

gobbed, gobbing,

gob

1

/ É¡É’²ú /

noun

  1. a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance
  2. informal.
    often plural a great quantity or amount
  3. mining
    1. waste material such as clay, shale, etc
    2. a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this
  4. a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware
  5. informal.
    a globule of spittle or saliva
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. informal.
    intr to spit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gob

2

/ É¡É’²ú /

noun

  1. slang.
    an enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gob

3

/ É¡É’²ú /

noun

  1. a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gob1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet “a mouthful, lumpâ€; gobbet

Origin of gob2

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; origin uncertain

Origin of gob3

First recorded in 1540–50; perhaps from Gaelic gob “mouth, beakâ€

Origin of gob4

First recorded in 1680–85; gabble ( def )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gob1

C14: from Old French gobe lump, from gober to gulp down; see gobbet

Origin of gob2

C20: of unknown origin

Origin of gob3

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob
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But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

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"Deleting gobs of public data/resources as well is the digital equivalent of book burning."

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Hidden beneath the bushes was a low wall pockmarked with holes and gobs of concrete.

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Steinbeck noted using “great gobs of information†from Babb’s and Collins’s reports and notes, and from Collins’s subsequent letters.

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The fourth child was forcefully put into a highchair before she put a dummy into their mouth saying: "Put that in your gob and shut up."

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