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 2. (old).—A blockhead; a lubber. For synonyms see Buffle and Cabbage-head.

1577. Whetstone, Remembraunce [of Gascoigne]. But as the drone the honey hive doth rob, With woorthy books so deals this idle lob.

1592. Shakspeare, Midsummer Night's Dream, ii. 1. Farewell, thou lob of spirits, I'll begone.

b.1600. Grim the Collier &c. [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), viii. 443]. Well, here in Croydon will I first begin To frolic it amongst the country lobs.

1661. Gauden, Anti-Baal-Berith, 12. This is the wonted way for quacks and cheats to gull country lobs.

3. (colloquial).—A large lump.

1863. Once a Week, iii. 535. Well instead of about a pennyweight, as Joe had expected, the old fellow washed out a good half-ounce at least, so he must have a regular lob of gold stowed away somewhere.

4. (cricket).—A slow underhand ball; delivered low and falling heavily, its course a decided curve. At Winchester lob = yorker (q.v.).

[See also snorter—undergrounder—trimmer—teapot—swiper—stringer—grubber—yorker.]

1892. Cassell's Saturday Journal, 21 Sept., p. 13, col. 3. I would have to try all sorts of bowling—right and left hand, fast and slow, lobs, yorkers, and every other variety.

5. (pugilists').—The head. For synonyms see Crumpet.

6. (venery).—A partial erection: e.g., a urinary lob.

To frisk (dip, pinch, or sneak) a lob, verb. phr. (old).—To rob a till. To go on the lob = to go into a shop for change and to steal some. Hence lob-sneaking = robbing tills; lob-crawler = a till-thief.

1742. C. Johnson, Highwaymen & Pyrates, 252. He was also very good for the lob.

1868. Temple Bar, xxiv. 537. Stealing the till and opening the safe is what we call lob-sneaking and Peter-screwing.

1877. Horsley, Jottings from Jail. Poor old Tim, the lob-crawler fell from Racker and got pinched.

Verb. (old).—1. To droop; to sprawl.

1599. Shakspeare, Henry V., iv. 2. Their poor jades lob down their heads.

1821. Egan, Real Life in London, i. 187. The dancing party were lobbing their lolleys on the table.

2. (cricketters').—To bowl a ball as a lob (q.v.).

Lobcock, subs. (old).—1. A blockhead. Also adj.

1534. Udall, Roister Doister, iii. 3. Such a calfe, such an asse, such a blocke such a lobcocke.

1557. Breton, Fancy [Grosart (1876), i. a. 15, 2, 37]. The lobcoke lust, from thriftlesse thick, both bring the in his lap.

1567. Edwards, Damon & Pithias [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), iv. 75]. In faith, ere you go, I will make you a lob-cock.

1575. Gascoigne, Supposes [Hazlitt (1869), Poems, i. 218]. I will laugh a little at this lobcocke.

1594. Nashe, Unf. Traveller [Grosart (1883-4) v. 157]. Seneca and Lucan were lobcockes to choose that death.

1606. Wily Beguiled [Dodsley, Old Plays (1874), ix. 241]. Your lubberly legs would not carry your lob-cock body.

1690. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v.

1719. Durfey, Pills etc., iv. 171. That ev'ry lobcock hath his wench, And we but one betwixt us.

1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.

2. (venery).—A large relaxed penis.—Grose (1785).