(Eolymbus glacialis. Wilson.) The common name for the Northern Diver. As straight as a loon's leg, is a common simile.
·noun A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue. II. Loon ·noun Any one of several aquatic, wed-f...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
or lout A country bumkin, or clown. ...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
a vulgar rustic, a heavy stupid fellow. N. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
, or lunde. The great northern diver, Colymbus glacialis. A bird about the size of a goose, which ...
The Sailor's Word-Book