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lanterloos

lanterloos is the plural of lanterloo.

Meaning of lanterloo

Noun

lanterloo (countable and uncountable, plural lanterloos)

  1. (countable) A meaningless chant or refrain.
    • The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine lanterloo.1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.
  2. (uncountable) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th-century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.
    Synonyms:
    loo

Questions about lanterloos

What is lanterloos the plural of?
Lanterloos is the plural of lanterloo.

Words near lanterloos in the dictionary

  1. Lantawan
  2. lanted
  3. Lanteglos
  4. Lantenay
  5. lanterloo
  6. lanterloos
  7. Lanterman
  8. Lantermans
  9. lantern
  10. lantern beetle
  11. lantern beetles

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