Lanterloo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n.
     An old name of {loo}
     (a) .
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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 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.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     {Loo table}, a round table adapted for a circle of persons
        playing loo.
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