Gobbing

Gobbing
Gobbing Gob"bing, n. [See 1st {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. [1913 Webster]

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