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loo

play
noun \ ˈlü \

Definition of loo

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 contribute to the next pool
2 :money staked at loo

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Origin and Etymology of loo

short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle

Other Game Terms

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loo

verb

Definition of loo

transitive verb
:to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick

First Known Use of loo

1680

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

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loo

noun

Definition of loo

chiefly British
:toilet 1

Origin and Etymology of loo

origin unknown

Other Household Terms

cruet, curiosity, duvet, fiasco, sham, taper, valance, whatnot

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