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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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