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| luff [ luf ] |
verb (past and past participle luffed, present participle luff·ing, 3rd person present singular luffs) |
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1. transitive verb sail too close to wind: to bring a boat closer in to the wind, or sail too close to the wind, so that the sails flap
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2. intransitive verb flap: to flap when a boat is in a position too close to the wind
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refers to a sail
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sail's front edge: the front edge of a sail
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| [12th century. < Old French lof] |
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