A stick or staff used to silence someone; a gag; also archaic slang for a lollipop or candy on a stick.
Formed from 'gob' (mouth, from Gaelic) plus 'stick.' Archaic British usage, possibly influenced by 'gobstopper' (a large hard candy that fills your mouth).
This rare word shows how English slang for 'mouth' (gob) spawned related words like 'gobstick' and 'gobstopper'—both playing on the idea of something filling or stopping your mouth!
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