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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl {Goafs}or {Goaves}. [Cf. lst {Gob}.] (Mining) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called also {gob} . {To work the goaf} or {gob}, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the roof, and replace them with props. --Ure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. [Cf. {Goaf}.] (Mining) Same as {Goaf}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gob \Gob\, 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. 2. The mouth. [Prov. Eng.or Low] --Wright. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gob n : a man who serves as a sailor [syn: {mariner}, {seaman}, {tar}, {Jack-tar}, {old salt}, {seafarer}, {sea dog}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Gob a pit, a place mentioned in 2 Sam. 21:18, 19; called also Gezer, in 1 Chr. 20:4. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Gob, cistern; grasshopper
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