LANTERLOO

Etymology

Noun

lanterloo (countable and uncountable, plural lanterloos)

(countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.

(uncountable, cards) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.

Synonyms

• (card game): loo

Source: Wiktionary


Lan"ter*loo`, n.

Definition: An old name of loo (a).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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