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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, gob·bing,

gob

1

/ ɡɒb /

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


gob

2

/ ɡɒb /

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

3

/ ɡɒb /

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gob1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English gobbe, variant of gobet “a mouthful, lump”; 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, beak”

Origin of gob4

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

Origin of gob1

C16: perhaps from Gaelic gob

Origin of gob2

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

Origin of gob3

C20: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

“After Gob, I felt like there were a lot of jobs that I took where people wanted me to emulate or copy that performance,” he says.

For the record, the best three episodes deal with Gob, Tobias, and Buster, and it's not even close.

The experience left the septuagenarian designer sounding positively gob-smacked.

"John Greg—" Before I could articulate fully the blacksmith thrust a gob of the vile lather into my mouth.

Gazing anxiously over the fence, we heard a feeble chirp from a large gob of mud in the alley.

As might give me the chanst as I wants, but, by gob, it's a regular chouse.

You jest think of a lovin', trustin', and confidin' woman gettin' holt of a gob of p'isen like that!

The second wall lies across the valley at Gob-sorg, four miles beyond our camp at Chumbi.

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