Part 547

Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble.

Mrs. Gore.

Gob"bler (?), n. A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock.

Gob"e*lin (?), a. Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin works, which have been maintained by the French Government since 1667.

||Gobe`mouche" (?), n. [F.] Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who ||keeps his mouth open; a boor; a silly and credulous person.

Gob"et (?), n. See Gobbet. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Go"-be*tween` (?), n. An intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- usually in a disparaging sense. Shak.

Go"bi*oid (?), a. [NL. Gobius + - oid.] (Zoˆl.) Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus Gobius. -- n. A gobioid fish.

Gob"let (?), n. [F. gobelet, LL. gobeletus, gobellus; cf. L. cupa tub, cask. See Cupel.] A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle.

We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned.

Denham.

Gob"lin (?), n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus, fr. Gr. &?; knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E. kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.] An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a frightful phantom; a gnome.

To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied.

Milton.

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Gob"line` (?), n. (Naut.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.

Gob"lin*ize (?), v. t. To transform into a goblin. [R.] Lowell.

Go"by (?), n.; pl. Gobies (#). [F. gobie, L. gobius, gobio, Gr. &?; Cf. Gudgeon.] (Zoˆl.) One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.

Go"-by` (?), n. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by.

Some songs to which we have given the go- by.

Prof. Wilson.

Go"cart` (?), n. A framework moving on casters, designed to support children while learning to walk.

God (?), a. & n. Good. [Obs.] Chaucer.

God (gd), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. gu, go, Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h, p. p. hta, to call upon, invoke, implore. &radic;30. Cf. Goodbye, Gospel, Gossip.] 1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.

He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.

Is. xliv. 15.

The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down To bestial gods.

Milton.