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loaf1 definition

loaf (lōf)

noun pl. loaves (lōvz)

  1. a portion of bread baked in one piece, commonly of oblong shape and in a size convenient for table use
  2. any mass of food shaped somewhat like a loaf of bread and baked a salmon loaf
  3. lump ()
  4. Brit., Slang head or brain

Etymology: ME lof < OE hlaf, akin to Ger laib, OHG hlaib, ON hleifr, Goth hlaifs

loaf2 definition

☆ loaf (lōf)

intransitive verb

to spend time idly; loiter or lounge about; idle, dawdle, etc.

Etymology: prob. back-form. < loafer

transitive verb

to spend (time) idly: often with away

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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