LOOING

Verb

looing

present participle of loo

Anagrams

• logion, olingo

Source: Wiktionary


LOO

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



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