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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
luff /lʌf/ chiefly Sailing

▶noun the edge of a fore-and-aft sail next to the mast or stay. ▶verb steer (a yacht) nearer the wind.

■ obstruct (an opponent in yacht racing) by sailing closer to the wind.

– origin ME: from OFr. lof, prob. from Low Ger.

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