[luff] n [ME, weather side of a ship, luff, fr. MF lof weather side of ship] (14c) 1: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind
2: the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail
[2]luff vi (14c): to turn the head of a ship toward the wind
[luff] n [ME, weather side of a ship, luff, fr. MF lof weather side of ship] (14c) 1: the act of sailing a ship nearer the wind
2: the forward edge of a fore-and-aft sail
[2]luff vi (14c): to turn the head of a ship toward the wind
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012