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• Luff

  [luhf] /lʌf/ noun, Nautical. 1. the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail. verb (used without object) 2. to bring the head of a sailing ship closer to or directly into the wind, with sails shaking. 3. (of a sail) to shake from being set too close to the wind: The sail luffed as we put […]

• Luffa

  [loo-fuh, luhf-uh] /ˈlu fə, ˈlʌf ə/ noun 1. . /ˈlʌfə/ noun 1. any tropical climbing plant of the cucurbitaceous genus Luffa, esp the dishcloth gourd 2. (US) another name for loofah

• Luffing

  [luhf] /lʌf/ noun, Nautical. 1. the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail. verb (used without object) 2. to bring the head of a sailing ship closer to or directly into the wind, with sails shaking. 3. (of a sail) to shake from being set too close to the wind: The sail luffed as we put […]

• Luff-tackle

  noun, Nautical. 1. a tackle having a double block and a single block, giving a mechanical advantage of three or four, neglecting friction, depending on which is the standing and which is the running block.

• Luff-on-luff

  noun, Nautical. 1. a tackle composed of one luff attached to the fall of another.

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