What is "lanterloo"

Loo \Loo\ (l[=oo]), n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu, lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a vaudeville.]

1. An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to each player from a full pack. When five cards are used the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called lanterloo.

2. A modification of the game of ``all fours'' in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each a card from the pack.

   Loo table, a round table adapted for a circle of persons playing loo.

n. 1 A meaningless chant or refrain. 2 (context cards English) A trick-taking card game popular in 17th century England, where each player is dealt three or five cards.

Lanterloo or Loo is a 17th-century trick taking game of the Trump family of which many varieties are recorded. It belongs to a line of card games whose members include Nap, Euchre, Rams, Mao, Hombre, and Spoil Five. It is considered a modification of the game of " All Fours", another English game possibly of Dutch origin, in which the players replenish their hands after each round by drawing each fresh new card from the pack.