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luffing |
1 definition found 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.
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