'Gob' definitions:

Definition of 'gob'

From: WordNet
noun
A man who serves as a sailor [syn: mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, gob, sea dog]
noun
A lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
noun
Informal terms for the mouth [syn: trap, cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob]

Definition of 'Gob'

From: GCIDE
  • Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. Same as sailor. [Colloq.] [PJC]

Definition of 'Gob'

From: GCIDE
  • Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. [Cf. Goaf.] (Mining) Same as Goaf. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gob'

From: GCIDE
  • Gob \Gob\, n. [OF. gob morsel; cf. F. gobe, gobbe, a poisoned morsel, poison ball, gobet a piece swallowed, gober to swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. gob mouth, snout, W. gwp a bird's head and neck. Cf. Gobble, Job, n.]
  • 1. A little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful. [Low] --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The mouth. [Prov. Eng.or Low] --Wright. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'gob'

From: GCIDE
  • Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl. Goafsor Goaves. [Cf. 1st Gob.] (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called also gob . [1913 Webster]
  • To work the goaf or To work the gob, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof, and replace them with props. --Ure. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gob'

From: Easton
  • Gob a pit, a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chr. 20:4.

Definition of 'Gob'

From: Hitchcock
    Gob, cistern; grasshopper

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