LOIT'ER, verb intransitive To linger; to be slow in moving; to delay; to be dilatory; to spend time idly. If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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