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luff
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1luff

noun \ˈləf\

Definition of LUFF

1
: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind
2
: the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail

Origin of LUFF

Middle English lof spar holding out the windward tack of a sail, weather side of a ship, from Anglo-French
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with LUFF

bluff, buff, chough, chuff, cuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, sough, stuff, tough, tuff

2luff

intransitive verb

Definition of LUFF

: to turn the head of a ship toward the wind

First Known Use of LUFF

14th century

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