looing

Verb (1)

loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)

1. (dialectal, upon or infinitive) To urge on with cries of loo or (figuratively) by other shouting or outcry.
   • And therefore next uncouple either Hound [sc. George Monck and Prince Rupert],
     And loo them at two Hares ere one be found.1667, John Denham, Directions to a Painter, ll. 21 f

Verb (2)

loo (third-person singular simple present loos, present participle looing, simple past and past participle looed)

1. (transitive) To beat in the card game lanterloo.
   • He was seldom indeed without two good trumps, and therefore almost invariably loo'd those who stood.1847, Henry Cockton, The Love Match, page 232
2. To pay a penalty to the pool for breaking certain rules or failing to take a trick in lanterloo.
3. (dialectal, figuratively) To pay any penalty to any community.

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