gob
English
/ɡɒb/, /ɡɑb/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) A lump of soft or sticky material.
- (countable) The mouth.
- (uncountable) Saliva or phlegm.
- (US) A sailor.
- (uncountable) Waste material in old mine workings, goaf.
- (US) A whoopee pie.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gobben, globben (gulp down) derived from Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic gob (beak, bill) derived from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (beak, muzzle, snout, mouth).
Origin
Proto-Celtic
*gobbos
Gloss
beak, muzzle, snout, mouth
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
口
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gobble English
- gobbler English
- gobblesome English
- gobbly English
- gobby English
- gobful English
- gobline English
- goboon English
- gobshite English
- gobsmacking English
- gobsmackingly English
- gobstopper English
- gobstruck English
- gulp English
- line English
- shite English
- smacking English
- stopper English
- struck English
- dégobiller French
- gober French
- gobeur French
- *ǵebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵoph₃o- Proto-Indo-European
- globben Middle English
- gobben Middle English
- gulpen Middle English
- gulpen Middle Dutch
- gop Old Irish
- gob Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- gobach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *gobbos Proto-Celtic
- *gobbos Gaulish