Толковый словарь английского языка - loaf
Loaf
loaf
I. noun (plural loaves) Etymology: Middle English lof, from Old English hlāf; akin to Old High German hleib ~ Date: before 12th century a shaped or molded mass of bread, a shaped or molded often symmetrical mass of food, head , mind , II. intransitive verb Etymology: probably back-formation from ~er Date: 1835 to spend time in idleness, see: idle
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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 ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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