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Loaf vs Boule - What's the difference?

loaf | boule |

As nouns the difference between loaf and boule

is that loaf is (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking while boule is one of the bowls used in the French game of boules.

As a verb loaf

is to do nothing, to be idle.

loaf

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lof, laf, from (etyl) .

Noun

(loaves)
  • (also loaf of bread ) A block of bread after baking.
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  • Any solid block of food, such as meat or sugar.
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  • (Cockney rhyming slang) Shortened from "loaf of bread", the brain or the head (mainly in the phrase use one's loaf ).
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  • A solid block of soap, from which standard bars are cut.
    • Synonyms
    * bonce, noddle, nut
    Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * half a loaf is better than none * (l)
    References
    * (soap) Miller, J.L. "Customers believe in downstate Soap Fairy", , B10, January 10, 2006.

    Etymology 2

    Probably a

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To do nothing, to be idle.
    • loaf''' about'', '''''loaf around .
  • (Cockney rhyming slang) To headbutt, (from loaf of bread)
    • Synonyms
    * idle, laze, lounge

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals

    boule

    English

    (wikipedia boule)

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) boule

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
  • A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
  • A round loaf of bread.
  • (woodworking) A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.
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    • Etymology 2

    Alteration of (Boulle). See buhl.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (woodworking)
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