Gob (noun)

1. A lump or piece of something.
2. A large amount of something.
3. A sailor term for a seaman.

Origin:

From middle english gobbe, from middle low german goppe, from old english gāp; akin to old high german gaffo gap.

Examples:

1. The child had a gob of ice cream on his face.
2. He spat out a gob of phlegm.
3. The workers were digging a gob of coal out of the ground.
4. He ate a gob of peanut butter straight from the jar.
5. He was a gob, a sailor term for a seaman.