Definition of luff

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

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Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Bluff :: Bluff (v. t.) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value..
Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.
Loof :: Loof (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A game at cards; poker.
Brag :: Brag (n.) A game at cards similar to bluff.
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
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 act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Luffing :: Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luf.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..
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..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluff-bowed :: Bluff-bowed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
Gaff-topsail :: Gaff-topsail (n.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.
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