Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gob"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Gob
a pit, a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer,
in 1 Chr. 20:4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl. {Goafs}or {Goaves}. [Cf. lst {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} .
{To work the goaf} or {gob}, to remove the pillars of mineral
matter previously left to support the roof, and replace
them with props. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. [Cf. {Goaf}.] (Mining)
Same as {Goaf}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. The mouth. [Prov. Eng.or Low] --Wright.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gob
n 1: a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar},
{Jack-tar}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {sea dog}]
2: (British) a lump of slimey stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
3: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {hole}, {maw}, {yap}]
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