Definition of "luffs" [luffs]

• Plural form of luff. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luff. (verb)

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• "The next time they came out, we would notice their sticks cut down, their booms shortened, and their after-leeches nearer the luffs by whole cloths."
• "On this night, close-hauled, her big mainsail preposterously flattened down, her luffs pulsing emptily on the lift of each smooth swell, she was sliding an easy four knots through the water on the veriest whisper of a breeze."
• "Thanks for explaining, dear Lindsay – aye luffs yoo"