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Definition of Luffed
1. luff [v] - See also: luff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Luffed
Literary usage of Luffed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ethelinde, or The recluse of the lake by Charlotte Smith (1789)
"... involuntarily Ihe lifted his hand to her lips: a tear fell upon his hand ; he
luffed it off, ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United by United States District Court (New York), Robert Dewey Benedict, United States District Court (Vermont) (1882)
"The Schooner F. Merwin. and the steamer when the schooner luffed, and (2) was the
... It is the claim of the schooner that when she luffed, the steamer was ..."
3. Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States by United States Supreme Court, William Cranch, Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, Benjamin Chew Howard, Jeremiah Sullivan Black (1906)
"... first she luffed, and witness hauled more west to avoid her; she had been
running straight down the river, and was perhaps one-third of a mile off when ..."
4. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp, Brooke Heckstall-Smith (1900)
"The Buttercup was overtaking Katie, and the latter luffed ; Buttercup also luffed,
but a foul ensued. The Council, after hearing the evidence, ..."
5. Exposition of Yacht Racing Rules: Customs & Practices Observed in Match by Dixon Kemp (1898)
"The Buttercup was overtaking Katie, and the latter luffed; Buttercup also luffed,
but a foul ensued. The Council, after hearing the evidence, ..."
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