- lanterloo
- noun /læntəˈluː/
, 1963: The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo. — Thomas Pynchon, V.
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Lanterloo — Lan ter*loo , n. An old name of {loo} (a) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lanterloo — Loo Loo (l[=oo]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lanterloo — noun Etymology: French lanturelu, lanturlu piffle more at loo obsolete : loo … Useful english dictionary
loo — Lanterloo Lan ter*loo , n. An old name of {loo} (a) . [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loo — (l[=oo]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Loo table — Loo Loo (l[=oo]), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loo — loo1 /looh/, n., pl. loos, v., looed, looing. n. 1. a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool. 2. the forfeit or sum paid into the pool. 3. the fact of being looed. v.t. 4. to subject to a forfeit at loo. [1665 75; short for lanterloo … Universalium
Lant — Lant, n. See {Lanterloo}. [Obs.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
loo — I. noun Etymology: short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle Date: 1675 1. an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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