English

gobline

From gob + line.

A compound of gob + line

Transalpine Gaulish *gobbo- ‘neb, muzzle’

Old French gobet

Middle English gobbe

English gob

Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’

Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’

Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’

Old English līne ‘line’

Middle English line ‘rope’

English line

Today it means

noun One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.