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▪ I. gaub1 Naut.|gɔːb| Also gab, gob. Only attrib. in gaub-line, -rope (see quots.).
1841R. H. Dana Seaman's Man. 107 Gob-line or Gaub-line, a rope leading from the martingale inboard. The same as back-rope. 1867Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Gaub-line. 1882Nares Seamanship (ed. 6) 196 A gab rope is often fitted to a jib. It is a short piece of rope spliced into a thimble, about half-way along the foot of the sail, and rove through a block on the bowsprit cap. ▪ II. ‖ gaub2 Indian.|gɔːb| [Hindustani gāb.]
1866Treas. Bot., Gaub, an Indian name for the astringent medicinal fruit of Diospyros Embryopteris. 1897Willis Flowering Pl. & Ferns II. 135 Diospyros Embryopteris, Pers., is the gaub tree of India; its fruit contains a sticky pulp, used for caulking seams in boats. |