gobbing

verb

  1. 1

    To gather into a lump.

  2. 2

    To spit, especially to spit phlegm.

  3. 3

    To pack away waste material in order to support the walls of the mine.

noun

  1. 1

    The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing the coal; gob stuff.

  2. 2

    The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.

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