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Definition of: luff
(luf) noun Naut.
1. The sailing of a ship close to the wind.
2. The rounded part of a vessel's bow.
3. The foremost edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
—v.i. Naut.
1. To bring the head of a vessel nearer the wind; sail near the wind.
2. To bring the head of a vessel into the wind, with the sails shaking. Also spelled loof.
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