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Webster 1913 Edition
Loon
Loon
(loōn)
, Noun.
[Scot.
loun
, lown
, loon
; akin to OD. loen
a stupid man; prob. for an older lown
, and akin to E. lame
.] A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.
Loon
,Noun.
[For older
loom
, Icel. lōmr
; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom
.] (Zool.)
Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus
Urinator
(formerly Colymbus
), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber
, or Colymbus torquatus
), and the red-throated loon or diver (Urinator septentrionalis
), are the best known species. See Diver
. Webster 1828 Edition
Loon
LOON
, n.1.
A sorry fellow; a rogue; a rascal.2.
A sea-fowl of the genus colymbus.