loo
A cry to urge on hunting dogs.
loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)
(now dialect, used with at, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
loo (uncountable)
Alternative form of lanterloo: the card game.
The penalty paid to the pool in lanterloo for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick.
An act that prompts such a penalty.
A game of lanterloo.
(figuratively) Any group of people.
loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)
(transitive) To beat in the card game lanterloo.
To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
(figurative, now dialect) To pay any penalty to any community.
loo (plural loos)
(fashion, obsolete) A half-mask, particularly (historical) those velvet half-masks fashionable in the 17th century as a means of protecting women's complexion from the sun.
loo
(India) A hot dust-bearing wind found in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and the Punjab.
loo (plural loos)
(UK, Australia, NZ) A lavatory: a room used for urination and defecation.
(UK, Australia, NZ) A toilet: a fixture used for urination and defecation.
• (room): See bathroom
• (fixture): See toilet
loo
Lieutenant.
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Loo (plural Loos)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Loo is the 8977th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3645 individuals. Loo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (68.09%), Hispanic/Latino (11.58%), and Multi-racial (11.19%) individuals.
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Source: Wiktionary
Loo, n. Etym: [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 "all fours" in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack.
Loo table, a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.
Loo, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Looed; p. pr. & vb. n. Looing.]
Definition: To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also lu.] Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
