luff
noun
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
have luffed
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present perfectof luff.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He would liefer have luffed in on board a boat of his own, a great suit of snowy canvas drawing joyously the Irish wind.
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
I felt it when the line was crost, I hold it true, whate'er befall, 'Tis better to have luffed and lost, Than never to have luffed at all!
From Misrepresentative Men by Harry Graham
We will suppose that you have luffed around the first mark, and the next leg is a run with the wind aft of abeam.
From Harper's Round Table, September 3, 1895 by Various
The captain and Mr. Marble saw things differently, and we kept away accordingly, when we ought to have luffed all we could.
From Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale by James Fenimore Cooper
