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Loof

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(lŌf or lŭf; 277)
n.1.(Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Ægyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
1.(Naut.) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; - probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.
v. i.1.(Naut.) See Luff.


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Plotnikov's premiere Loof and Let Dime was a hard-edged ballet featuring women and men in cohesion and collision.
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After suffering extensive damage, Commander Loof ordered his ship destroyed with a torpedo head and her guns thrown over the side on 11 July 1915.
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