gob

gob ¹  (gb)

n.

1. A small mass or lump.

2. Informal A large quantity. Often used in the plural: a gob of money; gobs of time.

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[Middle English gobbe, probably from Old French gobe, mouthful, from gober, to gulp, of Celtic origin.]

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gob ²  (gb)

n. Slang

The mouth.

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[Perhaps from Scottish and Irish Gaelic.]

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gob ³  (gb)

n. Slang

A sailor.

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[Probably shortening of earlier gobshite, wad of expectorated chewing tobacco, sailor; see gobshite.]

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gob ¹

Noun

a thick mass of a soft substance [Old French gobe lump]

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gob ²

Noun

Brit, Austral & NZ slang the mouth [origin unknown]

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Gob a large sum of money; a small quantity—Johnson, 1755.

Examples: gob of gold, 1566; of mercy, 1542; of money, 1542.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gob - a man who serves as a sailor         Jack-tar, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar, Jack able seaman, able-bodied seaman - a seaman in the merchant marine; trained in special skills bo's'n, bo'sun, boatswain, bos'n, bosun - a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen deckhand, roustabout - a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor helmsman, steerer, steersman - the person who steers a ship bargee, bargeman, lighterman - someone who operates a barge ship's officer, officer - a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" pilot - a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor crewman, sailor - any member of a ship's crew sea lawyer - an argumentative and contentious seaman whaler - a seaman who works on a ship that hunts whales
	2.	gob - a lump of slimy stuff; "a gob of phlegm" chunk, clod, glob, lump, clump, ball - a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	3.	gob - informal terms for the mouth         cakehole, maw, yap, trap, hole mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"

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gob

noun piece, lump, chunk, hunk, nugget, blob, wad, clod, wodge Brit. (informal)