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gob
1[gob]
noun
a mass or lump.
Informal.gobs, a large quantity.
gobs of money.
Also called goaf.Mining.waste or barren material.
gob
2[gob]
noun
a sailor, especially a seaman in the U.S. Navy.
gob
3[gob]
noun
the mouth.
gob
4[gob]
verb (used without object)
gab.
gob
1/ ɡɒ /
noun
a lump or chunk, esp of a soft substance
informal(often plural) a great quantity or amount
mining
waste material such as clay, shale, etc
a worked-out area in a mine often packed with this
a lump of molten glass used to make a piece of glassware
informala globule of spittle or saliva
verb
informal(intr) to spit
gob
2/ ɡɒ /
noun
slangan enlisted ordinary seaman in the US Navy
gob
3/ ɡɒ /
noun
a slang word (esp Brit) for the mouth
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“I think whoever buys it is going to make gobs and gobs of money,” he said.
But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.
"Deleting gobs of public data/resources as well is the digital equivalent of book burning."
Hidden beneath the bushes was a low wall pockmarked with holes and gobs of concrete.
Steinbeck noted using “great gobs of information” from Babb’s and Collins’s reports and notes, and from Collins’s subsequent letters.
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