English Dictionary: Loo | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for Loo | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |