lob|lol|ly

lob|lol|ly
lob|lol|ly «LOB LOL ee», noun, plural -lies.
1. a) a pine tree of the southern United States that has a thick bark, long needles, and cones with spiny tips. It grows in swampy soils. »

Skinny pines, including a kind rather pleasantly known as the loblolly, grew thick as weeds over some 35 million acres (Time).

b) its coarse wood.
2. U.S. thick mud; swamp.
3. Dialect. thick gruel or other liquid food.
[American English; apparently special use as “mud, bog” of British English, thick gruel or stew, perhaps < dialectal lob bubble up + lolly broth, stew]

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  • lol — am·y·lol·y·sis; an·thra·gal·lol; cit·ro·nel·lol; dac·ty·lol·o·gy; hap·lol·o·gy; har·ma·lol; la·van·du·lol; lob·lol·ly; lol·i·gin·i·dae; lol·i·um; lol·lard; lol·lard·ism; lol·lardy; lol·ling·ly; lol·li·pop; lol·lop; lol·ly; phi·lol·o·gas·ter;… …   English syllables

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  • loblolly — lob·lol·ly (lŏb’lŏl′ē) n. pl. lob·lol·lies 1) Chiefly Southern US A mudhole; a mire. 2) The loblolly pine. ╂ [Perhaps dialectal lob, to bubble + lolly, broth.] Word History: In some regional dialects of the American South, the term loblolly is… …   Word Histories

  • loblolly — /lob lol ee/, n., pl. loblollies. 1. South Midland and Southern U.S. a mire; mudhole. 2. a thick gruel. [1590 1600; cf. dial. (Yorkshire) lob (of porridge) to bubble while boiling; second element, as in LOBSCOUSE, is obscure] * * * …   Universalium

  • loblolly — lob•lol•ly [[t]ˈlɒbˌlɒl i[/t]] n. pl. lies 1) dial. South Midland and Southern U.S. a mire; mudhole 2) a thick gruel • Etymology: 1590–1600; cf. dial. (Yorkshire) lob (of porridge) to bubble while boiling; second element is obscure …   From formal English to slang

  • Cordia alba — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cupania glabra — Loblolly Lob lol ly, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. [1913 Webster] {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white flowered evergreen shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia Lasianthus}), growing in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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