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Meaning of GOB

Pronunciation:  gâb

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  informal terms for the mouth
  2. [n]  (British) a lump of slimey stuff; "a gob of phlegm"
  3. [n]  a man who serves as a sailor
 
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 Synonyms: cakehole, hole, Jack, Jack-tar, mariner, maw, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, trap, yap
 
 See Also: able seaman, able-bodied seaman, ball, bargee, bargeman, boatswain, bo's'n, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun, chunk, clod, clump, crewman, deckhand, glob, helmsman, lighterman, lump, mouth, officer, oral cavity, oral fissure, pilot, rima oris, roustabout, sailor, sea lawyer, ship's officer, steerer, steersman, whaler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. [Cf. {Goaf}.] (Mining)
    Same as {Goaf}.
    
  2. \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.
    
 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

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

 
Glossary
 
 Definition:  cistern; grasshopper
 
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