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Synonyms for loblolly


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lob-lol-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɒbˌlɒl i

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Définition of loblolly

Origin :
  • "thick gruel," 1590s, probably from lob, imitative of bubbling and boiling + lolly, obsolete Devonshire dialect word for "broth, soup, food boiled in a pot."
  • As in porridge : noun warm cereal
Example sentences :
  • The tree was the frankincense, or loblolly pine (Pinus toeda).
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • It is small for long-leaf and white pine and great for loblolly and Norway pines.
  • Extract from : « Seasoning of Wood » by Joseph B. Wagner
  • The amount of loblolly pine timber in this country is not known.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • Two crops of loblolly sawlogs can be harvested in that time.
  • Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
  • Loblolly boy, a derisive term for a surgeons mate in the navy.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • I've been called that so often, and become so accustomed to it, and "loblolly boy," that it had no effect.
  • Extract from : « The Boy Spy » by Joseph Kerby
  • But with loblolly and still more with shortleaf this seems not to be the case.
  • Extract from : « The Mechanical Properties of Wood » by Samuel J. Record
  • The loblolly pine, important as a lumber tree, extends along the coast from New Jersey to Texas.
  • Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers
  • The loblolly or old field pine chooses land generally sterile and otherwise worthless.
  • Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers
  • We had got beyond the denser thickets of the loblolly pine, and could better see what we were about.
  • Extract from : « Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 » by Jacob Dolson Cox

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