Loblolly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loblolly is a noun meaning (dialect, nautical) Gruel.
Meaning
(dialect, nautical) Gruel.
More Meanings
- (UK, dialect) A thick stew; lobscouse or similar.
- (US, southern) A mudhole.
- (now mostly dialect) A bumpkin or lout.
- Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
- Loblolly bay (plant).
- 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.
Word Forms
- loblollies
- lob-lolly
- lob lolly
- loblollie
- lob-lollie
- loblollying
- loblollied
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pine, skillygalee, grool, lobscourse, groat, cockle-bread.
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