n. A simpleton; a fool.n. A large dark-colored tern or sea-swallow of the subfamily Sterninæ and the group Anoëæ or genus Anoüs, found on most tropical and warm-temperate sea-coasts: so called from their apparent stupidity.n. The murre, Lomvia troile.n. The ruddy duck, Erismatura rubida.n. An old game of cards, supposed to have been played like cribbage.n. The knave in this game.n. A kind of four-wheeled cab with the door at the back, formerly in use.To make a fool of.n. A device designed to show the oscillation of the support of a pendulum.