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- Middle English · inherited fromlofe sugre
- English todayloaf sugar
From Middle English lofe sugre, lofe zuger.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
loaf sugar
Today it means: Refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century. Full definition →
Middle English lofe sugre