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Lob
Lob Lob, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbed} (l[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lobbing}.] 2. To let fall heavily or lazily. [1913 Webster]

And their poor jades Lob down their heads. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. to propel (relatively slowly) in a high arcing trajectory; as, to lob a grenade at the enemy. [PJC]

{To lob a ball} (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send it up into the air. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

  
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