ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Loblolly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Loblolly is a noun meaning (dialect, nautical) Gruel.

Meaning

(dialect, nautical) Gruel.

More Meanings

  1. (UK, dialect) A thick stew; lobscouse or similar.
  2. (US, southern) A mudhole.
  3. (now mostly dialect) A bumpkin or lout.
  4. Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
  5. Loblolly bay (plant).
  6. To behave in a loutish manner.

Example Sentences

Whil'st he, not dreaming of thy folly, Lies gaping like a great Lob-lolly
[...] there's this great, lob-lolly, hectoring Tom Button fast i' the pillory [...]
A yellow-eyed collie Was guarding his coat- Loose-limbed and lob-lolly, But wise and remote.
There was a wave of slackness, and young men preferred to remain lob-lolly lesser Hindus than to follow their fathers' stern creed.

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Related dictionary entries include pine, skillygalee, grool, lobscourse, groat, cockle-bread.

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