Word Frequency
loblolly (ˈlɒbˌlɒlɪ
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Definitions
noun
(plural) -lies- a southern US pine tree, Pinus taeda, with bright red-brown bark, green needle-like leaves, and reddish-brown cones
- (nautical) a thick gruel
- (US, dialect) a mire; mudhole
Word Origin
C16: perhaps from dialect lob to boil + obsolete dialect lolly thick soupExample Sentences Including 'loblolly'
1903: "His ineffectual struggles caused him to sink farther to the flanks in the loblolly which the tramping of the cattle had caused.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Then there is the mysterious case of the mutant loblolly pine.New Scientist (1998)
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