Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - loaf

1. n. (pl. loaves) 1 a portion of baked bread, usu. of a standard size or shape. 2 a quantity of other food formed into a particular shape (sugar loaf; meat loaf). 3 sl. the head, esp. as a source of common sense (use your loaf). Phrases and idioms loaf sugar a sugar loaf as a whole or cut into lumps. Etymology: OE hlaf f. Gmc 2. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by about, around) spend time idly; hang about. 2 tr. (foll. by away) waste (time) idly (loafed away the morning). 3 intr. saunter. --n. an act or spell of loafing. Etymology: prob. a back-form. f. LOAFER