Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A rick or stack (of hay, etc.) when laid up inside a barn (e.g., as winter fodder).

  2. (countable, uncountable)That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The waste left in old mine workings; goafing.

Origin

Compare gob.

Compare gob.

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Forms

plural: goafs / goaves
Singulargoaf
Pluralgoafs / goaves

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedgoave

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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