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LOBBING
LOB
lob
(verb) propel in a high arc; “lob the tennis ball”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
lobbing
present participle of lob
Source: Wiktionary
LOB
Lob, n. Etym: [W. llob an unwieldy lump, a dull fellow, a blockhead. Cf. Looby, Lubber.]
1. A dull, heavy person. " Country lobs." Gauden.
2. Something thick and heavy.
Lob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lobbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lobbing.]
Definition: To let fall heavily or lazily. And their poor jades Lob down their heads. Shak. To lob a ball (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air.
Lob, v. t. (Mining)
Definition: See Cob, v. t.
Lob, n. Etym: [Dan. lubbe.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European pollock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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