loof (plural loofs)
(anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The palm of the hand.
(anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
loof (plural loofs)
(nautical, obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
(nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
loof (uncountable)
The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).
• Olof, floo, fool
Source: Wiktionary
Loof, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Ægyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
Loof, n. Etym: [See Luff.] [Also written luff.] (Naut.) (a) 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. (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.
Loof, v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: See Luff.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
