Definitions
the act of sailing close to the wind
Word origin
From Old French lof. Collins English Dictionary states that this word is ultimately derived from Middle Dutch loef. Ellert Ekwall's Shakspere's Vocabulary: its etymological elements (1903) related this verb and loof instead to the East Frisian verb lofen, lufen, which would make it cognate to the French term lover.
Used in a sentence
“By easing the halyard, the luff of the sail was made to sag to leeward.”
“"The man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail and whistling away gently to himself."”
“"Helm there! Luff, luff a point! So; steady, man, steady!"”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sail close to wind”4 letters
02“Sail close-hauled”4 letters
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