To gather into a lump. / To spit, especially to spit phlegm. / (mining, intransitive) To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.

(countable) A lump of soft or sticky material. / (countable, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, slang) The mouth. / (uncountable, slang) Saliva or phlegm. / (US, military, slang) A sailor.

simple past tense and past participle of gob

plural of gob

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gob

present participle of gob

(mining) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff. / The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

(chiefly UK, Ireland, slang) A mouthful. / (UK, slang, by extension) A large portion or amount. / (UK, Australia, slang) A blast of verbal abuse, usually considered justifiable.

plural of gobful

plural of gobbing