gob1
n.
Brit. informal a person's mouth.
Etymology
C16: perh. from Sc. Gaelic gob ‘beak, mouth’.
gob2
n.
- a lump of a slimy or viscous substance.
▸N. Amer. a small lump.
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(gobs of)
N. Amer. a lot of.
v.
(gobs, gobbing, gobbed)
Brit. spit.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. gobe ‘mouthful, lump’, from gober ‘to swallow, gulp’, perh. of Celtic origin.
