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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Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
Pluff :: Pluff (v. t.) To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs..
Luffing :: Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luf.
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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..
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
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..
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it..
Loof :: Loof (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails..
Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.
Bluffed :: Bluffed (imp. & p. p.) of Bluf.
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off..
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