Meaning of loof | Babel Free

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1. The palm of the hand.
   Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
2. A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
   obsolete
3. The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).
   uncountable
4. The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
   Northern-England, Scotland, dialectal
5. The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.

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