gob

Noun

Synonyms: mariner seaman tar Jack-tar Jack old salt seafarer sea dog trap cakehole hole maw

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a man who serves as a sailorSynonyms: mariner seaman tar Jack-tar Jack old salt seafarer sea dog
a lump of slimy stuff“a gob of phlegm”
informal terms for the mouthSynonyms: trap cakehole hole maw yap

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

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]

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

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]