LOAFS

Noun

loafs

(nonstandard, proscribed) plural of loaf

Usage notes

The plural of loaf is loaves in the standard language.

Verb

loafs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loaf

Anagrams

• AFOLs, foals, sol-fa, solfa

Source: Wiktionary


LOAF

Loaf, n.; pl. Loaves. Etym: [OE. lof, laf, AS. hlaf; akin to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ. khlieb', Lith. klëpas. Cf. Lady, Lammas, Lord.]

Definition: Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. Bacon. Loaf sugar, refined sugar that has been formed into a conical loaf in a mold.

Loaf, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loafed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loafing.] Etym: [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See Leap.]

Definition: To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. " Loafing vagabonds." W. Black.

Loaf, v. t.

Definition: To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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