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(), n.[W. llob an unwieldy lump, a dull fellow, a blockhead. Cf. Looby, Lubber.] 1. A dull, heavy person. " Country lobs." Gauden. 2. Something thick and heavy. Lob v. t.[imp. & p. p.Lobbed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Lobbing.] To let fall heavily or lazily. And their poor jades Lob down their heads. Shak. To lob a ball (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air. Lob v. t.(Mining) See Cob, v. t. Lob n.[Dan. lubbe.] (Zol.) The European pollock. Lob (), n.The act of lobbing; specif., an (often gentle) stroke which sends a ball up into the air, as in tennis to avoid a player at the net. スポンサード リンク
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