LOON


Meaning of LOON in English

loon 1

/loohn/ , n.

any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.

[ 1625-35; perh. alter. of LOOM 3 ]

loon 2

/loohn/ , n.

a crazy or simple-minded person.

[ 1400-50; late ME lowen, perh. luinn worn, tired; later influenced by LOON 1 and LOONY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .