Hypertext Webster Gateway: "loon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loon \Loon\, n. [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Loon \Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l?mr; akin to Dan. & Sw.
lom.] (Zo["o]l.)
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 ({U.
septentrionalis}), are the best known species. See {Diver}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
loon
n 1: a worthless lazy fellow
2: large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the
northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back;
related to the grebes [syn: {diver}]
3: a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought
[syn: {addle-head}, {birdbrain}]
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