An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
GOBBING
Verb
gobbing
present participle of gob
Noun
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
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
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