Definition of luff

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

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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.
Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A game at cards; poker.
Luffed :: Luffed (imp. & p. p.) of Luf.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
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..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
Bluffing :: Bluffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bluf.
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.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it..
Fluey :: Fluey (a.) Downy; fluffy.
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks..
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder..
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..
Bluffer :: Bluffer (n.) One who bluffs.
Bluff-bowed :: Bluff-bowed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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