[gob] n [ME gobbe, fr. MF gobe large piece of food, back-formation fr. gobet] (14c) 1: lump
2: a large amount--usu. used in pl. "~s of money"
[2]gob n [prob. fr. ScGael, mouth & Ir, beak, pursed mouth] (ca. 1550) chiefly Brit: mouth [3]gob n [origin unknown] (1915): sailor