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goblines

goblines is the plural of gobline.

Meaning of gobline

Noun (1)

gobline (plural goblines)

  1. One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.
    • The gobline helps prevent the tug from being tripped or capsized when working on a towline especially if the tug is being towed stern first.1986, George H. Reid, Shiphandling with Tugs, page 66
  2. The outer extent of the gob (waste material) in an old mine.
    • At Mine C, the future tailgate entry was 184 ft away from the longwall gobline and under a cover depth of 900 ft.2002, Proceedings ... International Conference on Ground Control in Mining, page 16

Noun (2)

gobline (plural goblines)

  1. (India) Goblin.
    • So, my dear Yudhishthira, the observance of the fast on the Jaya Ekadahee day saves the observer from falling into the low strata of ghosts, gobline and fiends, affords all the merits attainable by sacrifices, charities and penances and ensures pleasurable life in the Heaven for thousands of years.1991, Swami Ganeshdas, Katha-ratnam

Questions about goblines

What is goblines the plural of?
Goblines is the plural of gobline.

Words near goblines in the dictionary

  1. goblin spider
  2. goblin spiders
  3. goblincore
  4. goblindom
  5. gobline
  6. goblines
  7. goblinesque
  8. gobliness
  9. goblinesses
  10. goblinish
  11. goblinism

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