LOO

I. noun Etymology: short for obsolete English lanter~, from French lanturelu twaddle Date: 1675 an old card game in which the winner of each trick or a majority of tricks takes a portion of the pool while losing players are obligated to contribute to the next pool, money staked at ~, II. transitive verb Date: 1680 to obligate to contribute to a new pool at ~ for failing to win a trick, III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1940 toilet 3