gob

gob
gob "a mouthful, lump," late 14c., probably from O.Fr. gobe "mouthful, lump," related to gober "gulp, swallow down," probably from Gaulish *gobbo- (Cf. Ir. gob "mouth," Gael. gob "beak"). This Celtic source also seems to be root of gob "mouth" (mid-16c.), which is the first element in gob-stopper "a kind of large hard candy" (1928).

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