gob

n. [ Cf. Goaf. ] (Mining) Same as Goaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

n. [ Written also goban. ] [ Jap. goban checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board. ] A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces, or men, in a row in any direction. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ OE. & F. gobet. See 2d Gob. ] A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ He ] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [ Low ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In pieces. [ Obs. ] Huloet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Gob. ] (Mining) (a) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff. Brande & C.

(b) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gobbled p. pr. & vb. n. Gobbling ] [ Freq. of 2d gob. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supper gobbled up in haste. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

To gobble up, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture suddenly. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]