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)
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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)
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