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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo'\, noun An old name of {loo} (a) .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loo \Loo\ (l[=oo]), noun [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.
{Loo table}, a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loo \Loo\ (l[=oo]), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Looed} (l[=oo]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Looing}.] To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
loo
noun: a toilet in England [syn: {water closet}, {closet}, {W.C.}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
29 Moby Thesaurus words for "loo": WC, backhouse, basement, bathroom, can, closet, comfort station, convenience, crapper, earth closet, head, john, johnny, johnny house, latrine, lavatory, necessary, outhouse, pot, potty, powder room, privy, rest room, throne, toilet, toilet room, urinal, washroom, water closet
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