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gobbings

gobbings is the plural of gobbing.

Meaning of gobbing

Noun

gobbing (plural gobbings)

  1. 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
  2. The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

Questions about gobbings

What is gobbings the plural of?
Gobbings is the plural of gobbing.

Words near gobbings in the dictionary

  1. gobbiest
  2. gobbin
  3. gobbing
  4. gobbing off
  5. gobbing up
  6. gobbings
  7. gobbins
  8. gobbinsite
  9. gobble
  10. gobble down
  11. gobble hole

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