loaf
noun
a portion of bread or cake baked in a shaped or molded mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
had loafed
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past perfectof loaf.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Late in 1949 the Navy decided that its research plane had loafed long enough, and had collected all the data it could at the lower limits of supersonic flight.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since Morse's departure, he had loafed, trusting to luck and the knowledge he had gained in high school.
From The Plastic Age by Percy Marks
The girls didn't tell her anything except that you and Kitty had loafed along the way.
From Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by John Goss
Black had seen one of the men before, for the two had loafed about the district, ostensibly prospecting for minerals, and had twice visited Thurston's camp.
From Thurston of Orchard Valley by W. Herbert Dunton
After taking Mrs. Winter and Carrie to lunch at a smart hotel, he had loafed about the city without feeling bored.
From Partners of the Out-Trail by Harold Bindloss
