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Definition of 'loaf'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) lof, laf, from (etyl) .
Noun
( loaves)
(also loaf of bread ) A block of bread after baking.
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Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
- (Francis Bacon)
(Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf ).
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A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.
Synonyms
* bonce, noddle, nut
Derived terms
( top2)
* ( l)
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( mid2)
* half a loaf is better than none
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( bottom)
References
* (soap) Miller, J.L. "Customers believe in downstate Soap Fairy", , B10, January 10, 2006.
Etymology 2
Probably a
Verb
( en-verb)
To do nothing, to be idle.
- loaf''' about'', '''''loaf around .
(Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)
Synonyms
* idle, laze, lounge
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