Lōōn1, n.
n. [Scot. loun, lown, loon, O. D. loen, a stupid man; A-S. lun, poor, needy. Cf. Fr. liun, liuin, idle, lazy; Icel. lun-de.] A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.
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Loon
Lōon2, n.
n. [A modification of O. Eng. loom, Dan. loom, Sw. lomm, lomme, lumbe, Icel. lōmr, Ger. loh-me, lomme.] (Ornith.) A swimming and diving bird, Colymbus glacialis, allied to the grebe, but having toes fully webbed. It is found in the arctic regions. — Called also great northern diver.
