1. luff - Noun
2. luff - Verb
3. Luff - Proper noun
The side of a ship toward the wind.
The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
The roundest part of a ship's bow.
The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLuff is off sa mekill mycht, That it all paynys makis lych. John Barbour
Love is too weak a word for what I feel - I luuurve you, you know, I loave you, I luff you, two F's, yes. Woody Allen
the sails luffed Source: Internet
All modern gliders have built-in dive recovery mechanisms such as luff lines in kingposted gliders, or "sprogs" in topless gliders. Source: Internet
Harley Morgione, Ron Hendon, Paul Stacey and Murray Luff from the Mandurah Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service have been thanked by the NSW government for their service during the state's bushfire crisis. Source: Internet
Author Christine Luff writes, "Your child will be warm and toasty on cold nights in this comfy, mummy fit sleeping bag. Source: Internet