GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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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.1913 Webster
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.1913 Webster
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Loaf, v. t. To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.1913 Webster