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Webster 1913 Edition
Loo
Loo
(loō)
, Noun.
[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
(loō)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Looed
(loōd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Looing
.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick.
[Written also
lu
.] Goldsmith.
Webster 1828 Edition
Loo
LOO
,Noun.