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

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Example Sentences

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loof

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 Joseph Lewis French

Auld baudrans by the ingle sits, An’ wi’ her loof her face a-washin’; But Willie’s wife is nae sae trig, She dights her grunzie wi’ a hushion.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns

Mysel', my gear, an' a' that; Mysel', my gear, an' a' that; Come, gie 's your loof to be a proof, Ye 'll be a wife to a' that.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers

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 Charles Martin Hardie

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