A marble sized portion of molten glass delivered either by the hand-gather process or by an automatic gob feeder As Described in the US Patent Classification Glass; A discrete portion of molten glass (a) delivered by a feeder or (b) gathered on a punty or blow pipe
The term applied to that part of the mine from which the coal has been removed and the space more or less filled up with waste Also, the loose waste in a mine Also called goaf
If someone gobs, they spit. At a concert in Leeds, some punks gobbed at them and threw beer cans. The mouth. A sailor. gobbed gobbing to blow a small amount of liquid out of your mouth = spit
The University's "General Operating Budget" This is the portion of the budget that is derived from income that is not designated for a specific purpose It is mainly, but not exclusively, derived from fees and from government "subsidy"