- loblollies
- n. mud puddle, mudhole; brute, savage person; variety of evergreen tree native to the southern United States
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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loblolly — /lob lol ee/, n., pl. loblollies. 1. South Midland and Southern U.S. a mire; mudhole. 2. a thick gruel. [1590 1600; cf. dial. (Yorkshire) lob (of porridge) to bubble while boiling; second element, as in LOBSCOUSE, is obscure] * * * … Universalium
loblolly — noun a) Gruel. he and Narcissa paddled and splashed with tucked up garments and muddy bottoms, after the crudest of whittled boats, or made loblollies by treading and treading in one spot with the intense oblivion of alchemists. b) A mudhole … Wiktionary
loblolly — /ˈlɒbˌlɒli/ (say lob.lolee) noun (plural loblollies) 1. Nautical a thick gruel. 2. Also, loblolly pine. a. a pine, Pinus taeda, of the southern US. b. the wood of this tree. {probably from dialect lob sup noisily + lolly gruel} …
loblolly — [läb′läl΄ē] n. pl. loblollies [16th c., prob. < dial. lob, to bubble, boil + dial. lolly, broth, soup] 1. Dial. a thick gruel ☆ 2. Dial. a mudhole; muddy puddle 3. a) a common pine (Pinus taeda) of the SE U.S., having long needles borne in… … English World dictionary
