/lob"tayl'/ , v.i.
(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
[ 1865-70 (as ger.); appar. LOB 1 in sense "to move heavily" + TAIL 1 ]
/lob"tayl'/ , v.i.
(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
[ 1865-70 (as ger.); appar. LOB 1 in sense "to move heavily" + TAIL 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012