gobbing

gobbing is the present participle and gerund of gob.

Noun

gobbing (plural gobbings)

The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.
- This objection , however , applies still more to the case of a road which has solid on one side , and gobbing on the other.1850, John Phillips, Report on the Ventilation of Mines and Collieries
The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

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

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
(ambitransitive, slang) To spit, especially to spit phlegm.

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

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

plural	gobbings

What does gobbing mean?: Gobbing means the refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.
What is gobbing the present participle and gerund of?: Gobbing is the present participle and gerund of gob.
What part of speech is gobbing?: Gobbing is a noun.
What is the plural of gobbing?: The plural of gobbing is gobbings.

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