1835, American English, apparently a back-formation from the earlier-attested loafer (1830). Related: Loafed; loafing. The noun meaning "an act of loafing" is attested from 1855. The term &q [..]

late 13c., from Old English hlaf "portion of bread baked in a mass of definite form," from Proto-Germanic *khlaibuz, the common Germanic word for "bread" (source also of Old Norse [..]

bum: be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" loaf of bread: a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating a quantity of food (other than [..]

a large piece of bread with crust all over it

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Never turn a loaf in the presence of a Menteith. Sir John Stewart de Menteith was the person who betrayed Sir William Wallace to King Edward. His signal was, when he turned a loaf set on the table, th [..]

A portion of bread dough baked in one piece or form

lang=en 1600s=1678 * '''1678''' — . ''''. *: Then I saw in my dream that these good companions, when Christian was gone to the bottom of the hill, gave him a loaf of bread, a bottle of wine, and a [..]