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gob irons

gob irons is the plural of gob iron.

Meaning of gob iron

Noun

gob iron (plural gob irons)

  1. (slang) A simple harmonica
    • One kid drummed on a washboard, another plunked a broom-handle bass, a third faked chords on guitar, another blew into a gob iron (which was what they called a harmonica), and they dubbed themselves a band.2007, Joshua M. Greene, Here Comes the Sun, P.9

Questions about gob irons

What is gob irons the plural of?
Gob irons is the plural of gob iron.

Words near gob irons in the dictionary

  1. goaved
  2. goaves
  3. goaving
  4. gob
  5. gob iron
  6. gob irons
  7. gob job
  8. gob jobs
  9. gob off
  10. gob stick
  11. gob sticks

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