loof

¹ American  

[loof] / luf /

noun

Scot. and North England.

1. the palm of the hand.

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loof ² American  

[loof] / luf /

noun

Nautical.

1. the tapering of a hull toward the stern.

2. Now Rare. the broad after part of the bows of a vessel.

3. Now Rare. luff.

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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

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

Getta long bamboo po', an' putta dissa po' up 'gainst house to shin up dissa loof.

From Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories by French, Joseph Lewis

She doesna need—she's fever proof— The pest walked o'er her very roof; She tauld me sae, and then her loof Held out for her annuity.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles

The gossip keekit in his loof, Quo' scho, "Wha lives will see the proof, This waly boy will be nae coof: I think we'll ca' him Robin."

From Poems and Songs of Robert Burns by Burns, Robert

He got a drap drink, and a recruiting party listed him in the king’s name, wi’ pitting a white shilling in his loof.

From The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith by Hardie, Charles Martin