*Gob. (1) n. Much chatter (S.).—S.W. (2) v. To talk.—S.W.
*Goche. A pitcher (H.Wr.). Perhaps a mistake, as Morton (Cycl. of Agric.) gives gotch under Norfolk.
Gog, Goggmire. A swamp or quagmire. Cf. Quavin-gog. 'I be all in a goggmire,' in a regular fix or dilemma.—N.W.
'In Minty Common ... is a boggie place, called the Gogges.... Footnote. Perhaps a corruption of quag, itself a corruption of quake. "I be all in a goggmire" is a North Wilts phrase for being in what appears an inextricable difficulty.'—Jackson's Aubrey, p. 271.
Goggle. (1) n. A snail-shell. Cf. E. cockle (Skeat).—N.W.
'Guggles, the empty shells of snails—not the large brown kind, but those of various colours.'—Miss E. Boyer-Brown.
(2) v. 'To go goggling,' to collect snail-shells (Springtide, p. 89).—N.W. (3) v. To shake or tremble, as a table with one leg shorter than the others. 'I do trembly an' goggly ael day.'—N. & S.W. (4) n. 'All of a goggle,' shaking all over, especially from physical weakness. 'How are you to-day, Sally?' 'Lor', Zur! I be aal of a goggle.' 'What on earth do you mean?' 'Why, I be zo ter'ble giggly, I can't scarce kip my lags nohow.'—S.W. (Steeple Ashton.)
Goggles. A disease in sheep (Agric. of Wilts, ch. xiv).—N.W. (Castle Eaton.)
Goggly. Unsteady, shaky. Sometimes Giggly is used, as in example given under Goggle.—N. & S.W.