loof
1 Americannoun
noun
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the tapering of a hull toward the stern.
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Now Rare. the broad after part of the bows of a vessel.
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Now Rare. luff.
Etymology
Origin of loof1
1300–50; Middle English lofe < Old Norse lōfi, cognate with Gothic lōfa
Origin of loof2
Special uses of loof 1
Example Sentences
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Khobeizah, or common mallow, and loof, a flowering perennial plant with bright green leaves, were some of the edible plants found growing wild that her mother cooked.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
"That's not reading the hand at all, goodwife," said I; "those small facts of life are never written in a line across the loof."
From John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro
He that lends his pot may seethe his kail in his loof.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Alexander Hislop
Gin we gang to the boddom, he has only to open's fingers, an' there we are, lyin' i' the loof o' 's han', dry and warm.
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
I wonder, Jeanie, aften yet, When sitting on that bink, Cheek touchin' cheek, loof locked in loof, What our wee heads could think!
From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Burton Egbert Stevenson
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