"gob iron" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-gob iron.ogg [Australia] Forms: gob irons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gob iron (plural gob irons)
  1. (slang) A simple harmonica Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-gob_iron-en-noun-s6dslG8P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gob iron meaning in English (1.2kB)

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