LOAFER Loaf"er, n. Etym: [G. läufer a runner, Prov. G. laufer, lofer, fr. laufen to run. See Leap.]
Defn: One who loafs; a lazy lounger. Lowell.
LOAM Loam, n. Etym: [AS. lam; akin to D. leem, G. lehm, and E. lime. See 4th Lime.]
1. A kind of soil; an earthy mixture of clay and sand, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. Hooker.
2. (Founding)
Defn: A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials, used in making molds for large castings, often without a pattern. Loam mold (Founding), a mold made with loam. See Loam, n., 2. — Loam molding, the process or business of making loam molds. Loam plate, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam mold rests, or from which it is suspended. — Loam work, loam molding or loam molds.
LOAM
Loam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Loamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Loaming.]
Defn: To cover, smear, or fill with loam.
LOAMY
Loam"y, a.
Defn: Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam. Bacon.