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Gambling vs Lanterloo - What's the difference?

gambling | lanterloo |

As nouns the difference between gambling and lanterloo

is that gambling is an activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome while lanterloo is a meaningless chant or refrain.

As a verb gambling

is .

gambling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance, usually with money wagered on the outcome.

    • See also

    * game of chance

    lanterloo

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meaningless chant or refrain.
  • :* 1963': The helmsman began to sing a monotonous, Levantine '''lanterloo . — Thomas Pynchon, ''V.
  • (cards) An old trick-taking card game (also known as loo), where each player is dealt three or five cards. It gained much popularity in England in the 17th century, as a gambling game or a domestic pastime.