Category:Gob

Gob, n. Etym: [Cf. Goaf.] (Mining)

Defn: Same as Goaf.

gob Gob, n. Etym: [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.

- ---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Gob - A pit, a place mentioned in 2 Samuel 21:18, 2 Samuel 21:19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chronicles 20:4.