gobbing

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noun

The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gob
noungobbing (plural gobbings)

plural gobbings

  1. businessThe 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.
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APA

gobbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobbing

MLA

“gobbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobbing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gobbing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobbing.

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