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 :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it..
Bluff :: Bluff (v. i.) To act as in the game of bluff.
Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..
Bluffy :: Bluffy (a.) Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.
Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.
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..
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..
Luff :: Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails..
Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..
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.
Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front.
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..
Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..
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.
Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A game at cards; poker.
Luff :: Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.
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