Lolled

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Loll \Loll\ (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled} (l[o^]ld); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily,
     loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and
     E. lull. Cf. {Lill}, {Lull}.]
     1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw
        one's self down; to lie at ease; as, to loll around the


        house on a lazy summer day.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or
        a log when heated with labor or exertion.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The triple porter of the Stygian seat,
              With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or
        other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood
        lolling in the furrow.
        [1913 Webster]