▪ I. gobbing, vbl. n.1 Coal-mining.
(ˈgɒbɪŋ)
[f. gob n.4]
The action of packing an excavated space with waste rock; the material used for this.
| 1839 Ure Dict. Arts 979 The miners secure the waste by gobbing. 1881 Raymond Mining Gloss., Gobbing, packing with waste rock. See Stowing. |
▪ II. gobbing, vbl. n.2 and ppl. a.
see gob v.2