Loo
Loo (lo) , noun
[For older lanterloo, French 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.
Collocations (1)
Loo table , a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.
Loo (lo) , transitive verb
To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. — Goldsmith