Definitions
A diving waterbird known for its haunting call.
Word origin
From Middle English louen, lowen (“rascal; rogue”), probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin. Compare Dutch loen (“simpleton”). Or, related to etymology 2, due to the bird's loud cry. Folk etymology associates it slang-wise with lunatic, though the latter may have influenced it; see loony.
Used in a sentence
“An electric fire came next, followed by an umbrella and then a colander. "This bowl will carry no water," he muttered. "Some loon hath pierced it with holes."”
“What's it like to be a loon? / I liken it to a balloon”
“The diuell damne thee blacke, thou cream-fac'd Loone: Where got'ſt thou that Gooſe-looke.”
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01“Diving waterbird”4 letters
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