"gobshell" meaning in English

See gobshell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: gobshells [plural]
Etymology: From Irish gob (“mouth”) + seile (“spittle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ga|gob||mouth}} Irish gob (“mouth”), {{nbsp}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} gobshell (plural gobshells)
  1. (Ireland) A glob of saliva and/or phlegm projected out of a person's mouth. Tags: Ireland
    Sense id: en-gobshell-en-noun-NtUqdo5g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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