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luff |
4 definitions found 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Luff \Luff\, n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf {Aloof}.] (Naut.) a The side of a ship toward the wind. b The act of sailing a ship close to the wind. c The roundest part of a ship's bow. d The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails. {Luff tackle}, a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. --Totten. {Luff upon luff}, a luff tackle attached to the fall of another luff tackle. --R. H. Dana, Jr From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Luff \Luff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Luffed}; p. pr & vb n. {Luffing}.] (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind. {To luff round}, or {To luff alee}, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: luff n : sailing close to the wind v 1: sail close to the wind [syn: {point}] 2: flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; of sails
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