luff : Idioms & Phrases
Luff tackle
- a purchase composed of a double and single block and fall, used for various purposes. Totten.
Webster 1913
Luff upon luff
- a luff tackle attached to the fall of another luff tackle. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Webster 1913
To luff round , ∨ To luff alee
- to make the extreme of this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head into the wind.
Webster 1913
To spring the luff
(Naut.) , to ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel. Mar. Dict.