Definition of Loblolly

1. Noun. Thick gruel.

Generic synonyms: Gruel

Definition of Loblolly

1. n. Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.

Definition of Loblolly

1. Noun. (dialect nautical) Gruel. ¹

2. Noun. (US southern) A mudhole. ¹

3. Noun. (dialect) A lout. ¹

4. Noun. Loblolly pine. ¹

5. Noun. Loblolly bay. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Loblolly

1. a pine tree [n -LIES]

Medical Definition of Loblolly

1. Gruel; porridge; so called among seamen. Loblolly bay, a name of several West Indian trees, having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no other respect; as Pisonia subcordata, Cordia alba, and Cupania glabra. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loblolly

lobelin
lobeline
lobelines
lobes
lobes of cerebrum
lobes of mammary gland
lobes of thyroid gland
lobi
lobi glandulae mammariae
lobi glandulae thyroideae
lobing
lobings
lobiped
lobitis
loblollies
loblolly (current term)
loblolly bay
loblolly bays
loblolly boy
loblolly pine
lobola
lobomycosis
lobopod
lobopodia
lobopodian
lobopodium
lobopods
lobos
lobosa
lobose

Literary usage of Loblolly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by North Carolina Dept. of Conservation and Development, North Carolina Geological Survey (1883-1905), North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey (1894)
"MERCHANTABLE loblolly PINE TIMBER. The merchantable timber had been more ... In the counties lying north of the Roanoke river most of the loblolly pine ..."

2. A Working Plan for Forest Lands in Hampton and Beaufort Counties, South Carolina by Thomas Herrick Sherrard (1903)
"loblolly PINE. • There is much confusion in the names used locally to ... The species is not known by the name loblolly Pine, but is commonly called Black ..."

3. Forest Mensuration by Herman Haupt Chapman (1921)
"TABLE LII STUMP TAPERS—BASED ON STUMP D IB FOR STUMPS 1 FOOT HIGH loblolly Pine, Urania, La. The DBH's for different stump diameters are now connected by a ..."

4. Wood-using Industries of Virginia by Roger Edwin Simmons (1912)
"A brief account of some of the woods manufactured into commodities in Virginia in the order of the quantity used follows: loblolly More loblolly was ..."

5. Field Book of American Trees and Shrubs: A Concise Description of the by Ferdinand Schuyler Mathews (1915)
"loblolly Pine, pg. 4. 4. i. Lodgepole Pine, pg. 18, including all of No. 3. 2. Pilch Pine, pg. 5. 3. While Fir, pg. 36, lapping slightly with No. ..."

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