luff
noun
the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.
will luff
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future tenseof luff.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"You will luff the tenarr I have for you," he coos into the phone.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The Druid has answered properly, Sir Gervaise, and has already hauled up so close that I think she will luff through the line, though it may be astern of the Carnatic."
From The Two Admirals by James Fenimore Cooper
