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luff 1. Nautical the leading edge of a fore-and-aft sail 2. tackle consisting of a single and a double, block for use with rope having a large diameter How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Afterwards the master said to me in a shy mumble, "She wouldn't luff up in time, somehow. But they jeered defiantly, for they knew it was in my power to luff the helm and let go the main-sheet, so as to spill the wind and escape damage. The man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling away gently to himself, and that was the only sound excepting the swish of the sea against the bows and around the sides of the ship. |
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