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Pronunciation : Luff
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh. akin to E. glove. Cf. Aloof.] (Naut.) (a) The side of a ship toward the wind. (b) The act of sailing a
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Luff
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: 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. To luff round, or To luff alee, to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind.

i. [imp. & p. p. Luffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Luffing.] (Naut.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913