Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f or l[u^]f; 277), n. [See Luff.]

[Also written luff.]

(Naut.)
   (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.
   (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Loof \Loof\, v. i. (Naut.) See Luff. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f), n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Loof \Loof\, v. i. (Naut.) See Luff.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Loof \Loof\, n. (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa [AE]gyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Loof \Loof\, n. [See Luff.]

[Also written luff.]

(Naut.)
   (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.
   (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)