Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LOB'BY, n. [Qu. G. laube, an arbor or bower.]

1. An opening before a room, or an entrance into a principal apartment, where there is a considerable space between that and the portico or vestibule. – Brier.
2. A small hall or waiting room. – Encyc.
3. A small apartment taken from a hall or entry.
4. In a ship, an apartment close before the captain's cabin. – Cyc.
5. In agriculture, a confined place for cattle, formed by hedges, trees or other fencing, near the farm-yard. – Cyc.