gob

gob · noun, verb¹

1. Transalpine Gaulish · derived from*gobbo-“neb, muzzle”
2. Old French · derived fromgobet
3. Middle English · inherited fromgobbe
4. English todaygob

From Middle English gobbe (also Middle English gobet), from Old French gobet, gobe (“lump, mouthful”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- (“neb, muzzle”).

gob · noun²

1. Scottish Gaelic · derived fromgob“beak, mouth”
2. Irish · derived fromgob
3. English todaygob

Probably from Irish gob, Scottish Gaelic gob (“beak, mouth”).

gob · noun, verb³

Back-formation from gobbing, or a specified use of Etymology 1, above.

gob · noun⁴

Shortened from gobby or gobshite.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 16th c. The mouth.
• from 20th c. A sailor.