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gobbed

gobbed is the simple past and past participle of gob.

Meaning of gob

Verb (1)

gob (third-person singular simple present gobs, present participle gobbing, simple past and past participle gobbed)

  1. To gather into a lump.
    • I liked to gob up two or three worms on a snelled hook, pinch three or four split shot onto the leader, and plunk it into the dark water.1997 March, William G. Tapply, How to Catch a Trout on a Sandwich, Field & Stream, page 60
  2. (ambitransitive, slang) To spit, especially to spit phlegm.

Verb (2)

gob (third-person singular simple present gobs, present participle gobbing, simple past and past participle gobbed)

  1. (intransitive) To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.

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Phrases with gobbed

Questions about gobbed

What is gobbed the simple past and past participle of?
Gobbed is the simple past and past participle of gob.

Words near gobbed in the dictionary

  1. gobbag
  2. Gobbagombalin
  3. gobbags
  4. gobbaloon
  5. gobbaloons
  6. gobbed
  7. gobbed off
  8. gobbed up
  9. gobber tooth
  10. gobber-toothed
  11. gobbet

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