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glob
CIDE DICTIONARY
glob, n.
a compact mass, especially of a semiliquid or viscous substance; as, a glob of glue fell on my shoe. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
glob, n. a mass or lump of semi-liquid substance, e.g. mud.
Etymology
20th c.: perh. f. BLOB and GOB(1)
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