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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.
A game at cards.