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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ For older loom, Icel. lōmr; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom. ] (Zool.) Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus
pos>n. someone deranged and possibly dangerous.
a. [ Shortened fr. lunatic. ]
pos>n. someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous.
pos>n. An institution for the confinement or treatment of insane persons, such as an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of a hospital. [ slang ]