Loof

(Synop., §130), n. [Also written luff.] [D. loef, Ger. luf, luv, Sw. & Fr. lof, allied to A-S. lyft, O. Sax. & Ger. luft, Goth. luftus, the air.] (Naut.) The after part of a ship’s bow, or the part where the planks begin to be incurvated, as they approach the stem.