[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

gove \gove\ g=ov, n. also goaf, goof, goff.
   a mow; a rick for hay. obs. --tusser.
   1913 webster
see also:
goaf goof goff 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goaf \goaf\; n.; pl. goafsor goaves. cf. 1st gob.
   mining
   that part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially
   or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called
   also gob .
   1913 webster

   to work the goaf or to work the gob, to remove the
      pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the
      roof, and replace them with props. --ure.
      1913 webster
see also:
goafs goaves gob gob to work the goaf to work the gob 

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