loo

Less common meanings

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   half masknounobsolete

   A mask that covers half the face, like the velvet ones women wore long ago to keep the sun off.

   Loo Mask. An half Mask.

   a. 1685, Mary Evelyn, “The Fop-dictionary”Here, loo means a mask that covers half the face.

   Note
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   nounslangUS

   Someone who has the rank of lieutenant.
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   interjection

   A word hunters shout to make their dogs run after an animal.
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   noun

   In an old card game, money a player must pay into the pot as a penalty.
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   verb

   In the card game lanterloo, to pay into the pot for breaking a rule or winning no tricks.
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   verb

   In the card game lanterloo, to beat another player so they must pay into the pot, usually because they won no tricks.

   He was seldom indeed without two good trumps, and therefore almost invariably loo'd those who stood.

   1847, Henry Cockton, The Love Match
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    verbdialectal

    To shout at dogs, or at people, to push them on toward something.
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    verbdialectal

    To pay a fine or price of any kind to a group or town.