lob

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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First attested late 16th c. in the sense "allow or cause to dangle, hang," from sense 2.

But poor Piggy Lob!---there was the alteration! — Paul Clifford — Complete, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Farewell, thou lob of spirits; I’ll be gone. — A Midsummer Night's Dream, William Shakespeare
Lobs are the most dangerous, insinuating things in the world. — Mike, P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse

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