Word: loaf
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...trusts to her Seniors, as the most experienced of her undergraduates, to form her policy. It is not logical that when best fitted to carry out that policy they should allow their responsibility to slacken, and permit mistakes to be made simply because they feel it their privilege to loaf...
...amount of work required per year is too small.- (a) The great majority of our best students carry extra courses.- (b) Many lazy and idle students now secure their degree after what is practically a "four years loaf...
...bicycle being especially interesting. In this race G. F. Baker, Jr., is deserving of much credit for the splendid way in which he set the pace throughout. He carried the rest of the men over the course in fine form and kept the race from degenerating into a slow loaf, as is usually the case with these races. He was only passed on the last lap by H. B. Hewitt who won by a good spurt down the home stretch...
chowder probably came to us from the island of Jersey through our Marblehead fishermen-corrupted from the French chaudiere, while our intercourse with the Dutch settlers of the New Netherlands is recorded in the phrase span of horses. From the Germans we got the word loaf and loafer. From the Spanish Mexicans vamose. Such examples might be multiplied without number...
...notice in the CRIMSON that the latest special train to leave for Springfield on Saturday will be at 8.35, and that excursion tickets will be good only on the special trains. This would get the crowds into Springfield before noon and they would have to "loaf" about the city for over two hours. As all seats are numbered, it is entirely unnecessary to go to the grounds until just before the game. Owing to this face, many students wish to stay in Cambridge until nearer noon on Saturday. As one of this number, I ask permission through your columns...