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English Dictionary: Loo by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
loo
n
  1. a toilet in Britain [syn: water closet, closet, W.C., loo]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n.
      An old name of {loo}
      (a) .

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loo \Loo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Looing}.]
      To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written
      also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Loo \Loo\, n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name
      of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.]
      (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to
            each player from a full pack. When five cards are used
            the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed
            upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called
            {lanterloo}.
      (b) A modification of the game of [bd]all fours[b8] in which
            the players replenish their hands after each round by
            drawing each a card from the pack.
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