gobbing
present participle of gob
gobbing (plural gobbings)
(mining) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.
The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Source: Wiktionary
Gob"bing, n. Etym: [See lst Gob.] (Mining) (a) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal. It is called also gob stuff. Brande & C. (b) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.
Gob, n. Etym: [Cf. Goaf.] (Mining)
Definition: Same as Goaf.
Gob, n. Etym: [OF. gob morsel; cf. F. gobe, gobbe, a poisoned morsel, poison ball, gobet a piece swallowed, gober to swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. gob mouth, snout, W. gwp a bird's head and neck. Cf. Gobble, Job, n.]
1. A little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful. [Low] L'Estrange.
2. The mouth. [Prov. Eng.or Low] Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
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