loaf
1. loaf \'lo-f\ \'lo-vz\ n or loaves [ME lof, fr. OE hla-f; akin to OHG hleib loaf] pl 1: a shaped or molded mass of bread 2: a regularly molded often rectangular mass : as 2a: a conical mass of sugar 2b: a dish (as of seasoned meat or fish) baked in the form of a loaf 2. loaf vi [prob. back-formation fr. loafer] : to spend time in idleness