Definition of luff

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Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails..

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Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.
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..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Pluff :: Pluff (v. t.) To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The side of a ship toward the wind.
Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..
Gaff-topsail :: Gaff-topsail (n.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
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..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.
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