gobline

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.

   • The gobline helps prevent the tug from being tripped or capsized when working on a towline especially if the tug is being towed stern first.
   • This is not so important if the towline is bowsed to the stern of the tug with a gobline.
2. 2

   The outer extent of the gob (waste material) in an old mine.

   • At Mine C, the future tailgate entry was 184 ft away from the longwall gobline and under a cover depth of 900 ft.
   • They serve as the gobline supports for the space between the canopy tip and faceline as shields are removed one by one from the tail end to head end.
3. 3

   Goblin.

   • The gobline tilted her head.

The neighborhood

• synonymgobrope
• synonymgaubline