loblolly
loblolly · loblollies · loblollied · loblollying
To behave in a loutish mannerTo behave in a loutish manner.
US/lˈɑblˌɑli/
Meaning
1 sensesTo behave in a loutish manner.
1898, William Black, Wild Eelin, page 174, OCLC 2066856. You'd rather lob-lolly about these refreshment-rooms, and stuff yourselves until you can't stir.
Origin
From Yorkshire dialect lob (“boil”, literally “bubbling up”) + dialect lolly (“broth”).From Yorkshire dialect lob (“boil”, literally “bubbling up”) + dialect lolly (“broth”).
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Forms
loblollies, loblollying, loblollied, loblollied| Base form | loblolly · to loblolly |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | loblollies |
| Present participle | loblollying |
| Past simple | loblollied |
| Past participle | loblollied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.