gob

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a man who serves as a sailor
  2. noun a lump of slimy stuff
  3. noun informal terms for the mouth

Etymology

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

mariner, seaman, tar, Jack-tar, Jack, old salt, seafarer, sea dog

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