Definition of luff

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Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.

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Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
Pluff :: Pluff (v. t.) To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs..
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Luffing :: Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luf.
Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.
Bluffed :: Bluffed (imp. & p. p.) of Bluf.
Luffed :: Luffed (imp. & p. p.) of Luf.
Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.
Gaff-topsail :: Gaff-topsail (n.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Cliff Limestone :: Cliff limestone () A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face..
Brag :: Brag (n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
Lint :: Lint (n.) Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or fabrics..
Fluey :: Fluey (a.) Downy; fluffy.
Luff :: Luff (v. i.) 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.
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