loo

loo
I. noun Etymology: short for obsolete English lanterloo, from French lanturelu twaddle Date: 1675 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 II. transitive verb Date: 1680 to obligate to contribute to a new pool at loo for failing to win a trick III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1940 chiefly British toilet 3

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