GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Found 3 definitions

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   Loaf (?), n.; pl. Loaves (#). [OE. lof, laf, AS. hlāf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klëpas.  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.
   
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   Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.
   
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   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.
   
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   Loaf, v. t. To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, “to loaf time away”.
   
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