lob
Syllabification: (lob)
Pronunciation: /läb/
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[ with object]
Definition of lob
verb ( lobs, lobbing, lobbed)
noun
Origin:
late 16th century (in the senses 'cause or allow to hang heavily' and 'behave like a lout'): from the archaic noun lob 'lout', 'pendulous object', probably from Low German or Dutch (compare with modern Dutch lubbe 'hanging lip'). The current sense dates from the mid 19th century