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Webster 1913 Edition
Loon
Loon
(loōn)
, Noun.
[Scot.
loun
, lown
, loon
; akin to OD. loen
a stupid man; prob. for an older lown
, and akin to E. lame
.] A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
Loon
,Noun.
[For older
loom
, Icel. lōmr
; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom
.] (Zool.)
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus
Urinator
(formerly Colymbus
), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber
, or Colymbus torquatus
), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis
), are the best known species. See Diver
. Webster 1828 Edition
Loon
LOON
, n.1.
A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.2.
A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus.Definition 2024
Loon
loon
loon
English
Noun
loon (plural loons)
- idler, lout
- (chiefly Scotland, Ulster) boy, lad
- (chiefly Scotland) harlot; mistress
- (chiefly Scotland) simpleton
- (slang) crazy or deranged person
- (Ireland) English Soldier of an expeditionary army in Ireland.
Synonyms
See also
Translations
a crazy person
Etymology 2
Common loon with chick
Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse lómr (“loon”), compare lament.
Noun
loon (plural loons)
- (US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
Synonyms
- (bird of order Gaviiformes): diver
Derived terms
- Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica)
- great northern loon, common loon, (Gavia immer)
- Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica)
- Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
- Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)
- loonie
Translations
bird of order Gaviiformes
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References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967