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Webster 1913 Edition


Lob

Lob

(lŏb)
,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Lobbed
(lŏbd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Lobbing
.]
2.
To let fall heavily or lazily.
And their poor jades
Lob
down their heads.
Shakespeare
To lob a ball
(Lawn Tennis)
,
to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air.

Lob

,
Verb.
T.
(Mining)
See
Cob
,
Verb.
T.

Lob

,
Noun.
[Dan.
lubbe
.]
(Zool.)
The European pollock.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lob

LOB

, n.
1.
A dull, heavy, sluggish person.
2.
Something thick and heavy; as in lobworm.