Loon (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Loon

Lout

A country bumkin, or clown.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Long Gallery
Long Meg
Long Shanks
Long Stomach
Long Tongued
Long-winded
Loo
Looby
Looking As If One Could Not Help It
Looking-glass
Loon
Loonslate
Loophole
Lop-sided
To Lope
Lord
Louse
Love Begotten Child
Lounge
Louse Bag
Louse House