loblolly
Americannoun
plural
loblollies-
South Midland and Southern U.S. a mire; mudhole.
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a thick gruel.
noun
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a southern US pine tree, Pinus taeda, with bright red-brown bark, green needle-like leaves, and reddish-brown cones
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nautical a thick gruel
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dialect a mire; mudhole
Etymology
Origin of loblolly
1590–1600; compare dial. (Yorkshire) lob (of porridge) to bubble while boiling; second element, as in lobscouse, is obscure
Example Sentences
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Timber production shifted to the uniform loblolly pine plantations of Georgia, Alabama and the Carolinas.
From New York Times
Probably a Pinus taeda, or loblolly pine, a slender conifer native to the Southeastern United States.
From New York Times
Vestiges of a past or harbingers of the future, the skeletons of once mighty oaks and elegant loblolly pines defy efforts to wholly preserve Tubman’s memory on these lands.
From New York Times
A loblolly pine in the Southeast and a ponderosa pine in the West grow at vastly different rates, complicating efforts to define maturity as a set number of years across multiple species.
From Washington Post
A loblolly boy, therefore, was the surgeon's assistant who did the feeding.
From BBC
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