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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A meaningless chant or refrain. countable

   "The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo."

2. 2
   A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

looloo

Example

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"The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo."

Etymology

From French lanturlu, originally the refrain of a 16th-century song.

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