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lob·lolly (läb′läl′ē)

noun pl. loblollies -·lies

  1. Dialectal a thick gruel
  2. ☆ Dialectal a mudhole; muddy puddle
  3. also loblolly pine
    1. a common pine (Pinus taeda) of the SE U.S., having long needles borne in pairs or threes
    2. the wood of this tree

Etymology: 16th-c., prob. < dial. lob, to bubble, boil + dial. lolly, broth, soup

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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