Loof

Meaning

Noun

●

In Northern England English, Scottish English & Anatomy:

The

palm

of the hand.

●

In Northern England English, Scottish English & Anatomy:

The

hand

, especially, the

hand

outspread

and upturned.

●

In Nautical & Ship parts:

(apparently a

or an

) used for

the

of a ship.

●

In Nautical:

The after part of the

of a

where the

to curve.

●

The

of the

of a

(Luffa aegyptiaca).

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Origin

loof

English

lof

Middle English (1100-1500)

loef

Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)

lof

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

lufe

Middle English (1100-1500)

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Etym

Rhymes

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