to loaf

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

To lounge; to idle away one's time. The verb is of still more recent origin than the noun.

The Senate has loafed away the week in very gentlemanly style.--N. Y. Com. Advertiser, Dec. 1845.

One night Mr. Dobbs came home from his loafing place--for he loafs of an evening like the generality of people.--Neal's Charcoal Sketches.

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Loaf
·vi To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. II. Loaf ·vt To spend in idleness; — wit...

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loaf
To be in bad loaf, to be in a disagreeable situation, or in trouble. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
bread-loaf
household bread ; opposed to rolls, or bread in a smaller form. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
cob-loaf
a crusty, deformed loaf. North. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
solmas-loaf
bread given away on All-Souls day. North. ...

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sugar-loaf
A term applied to conical hills along a sea-coast. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Sugar Loaf Alley
1) East out of Mark Lane, nearly opposite the Old Navy Office. In Tower Ward (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Sugar Loaf Court
1) West out of Garlick Hill at No.14 (P.O. Directory). In Vintry Ward. Near Little Trinity Lane. Fi...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Sugar Loaf Yard
See Sugar Loaf Court, Angel Alley. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
sugar-loaf sea
High turbulent waves with little wind. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Sugar Loaf Alley, Court
East out of Moor Lane, leading into Sugarloaf Court, in Cripplegate Ward Without (O. and M. 1677-Str...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Angel and Sugar Loaf Yard
In the Minories (Strype, 1755-Boyle, 1799). Not named in the maps. Named after a house there with ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Sugar Loaf (Sugarloaf) Court, Angel Alley
South out of Angel Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Elmes, 1831). First mention: "S...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Sugar Loaf Court, Lamb Alley
West out of Lamb Mley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Strype, ed 1720, I. ii. 108-Lond. Guide, 1758). ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
Sugar Loaf Court, Leadenhall Street
South out of Leadenhall Street, at No.49, to Fenchurch Buildings (P.O. Directory). In Aldgate Ward. ...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.