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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOAF, n. plu. loaves.
1. A mass of bread when baked. It is larger than a cake. The size and price of a loaf, in large cities, are regulated by law.
2. A mass or lump, as of sugar.
3. Any thick mass.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating [syn: loaf of bread, loaf]
2: a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape; "meat loaf"; "sugar loaf"; "a loaf of cheese" v
1: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" [syn: bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about]
2: be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" [syn: loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun (plural loaves) Etymology: Middle English lof, from Old English hl?f; akin to Old High German hleib loaf Date: before 12th century 1. a shaped or molded mass of bread 2. a shaped or molded often symmetrical mass of food 3. slang British head, mind II. intransitive verb Etymology: probably back-formation from loafer Date: 1835 to spend time in idleness Synonyms: see idle

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf). 3 sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and idioms: loaf sugar a sugar loaf as a whole or cut into lumps. Etymology: OE hlaf f. Gmc 2. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about, around) spend time idly; hang about. 2 tr. (foll. by away) waste (time) idly (loafed away the morning). 3 intr. saunter. --n. an act or spell of loafing. Etymology: prob. a back-form. f. LOAFER

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loaf Loaf, n.; pl. Loaves. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. kl["e]pas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.] Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. --Bacon. Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loaf Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loafing.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See Leap.] To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. `` Loafing vagabonds.'' --W. Black.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loaf Loaf, v. t. To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(loaves) A loaf of bread is bread which has been shaped and baked in one piece. It is usually large enough for more than one person and can be cut into slices. ...a loaf of crusty bread. ...freshly baked loaves. N-COUNT: oft N of n

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

lof.

See BREAD.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Lounge, be idle, idle away one's time.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

To be in bad loaf, to be in a disagreeable situation, or in trouble.

Moby Thesaurus

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