LOOP, noun 1. A folding or doubling of a string or a noose, through which a lace or cord may be run for fastening. That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop to hang a doubt on. 2. In iron-works, the part of a row or block of cast iron, melted off for the forge or hammer.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI