luff

1. Archaic The fullest part of the bow of a ship.

2. The act of sailing closer into the wind.

3. The forward side of a fore-and-aft sail.

4. The act of sailing a ship nearer the wind.

5. The forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail.

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1. To turn the head of a ship toward the wind.

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1. To flap while losing wind. Used of a sail.

2. To steer a sailing vessel closer into the wind, especially with the sails flapping.

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1. To raise or lower (the boom of a crane or derrick).

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luff	10	Scrabble

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
flu	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
luff	10