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loof |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loof \Loof\, v. i. (Naut.) See {Luff}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loof \Loof\, n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant ({Luffa [AE]gyptiaca}); called also {vegetable sponge}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Loof \Loof\, n. [See {Luff}.] [Also written {luff}.] (Naut.) a Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind. b The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.
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