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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f), noun (Bot.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant ({Luffa [AE]gyptiaca}); called also {vegetable sponge}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f or l[u^]f; 277), noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Loof \Loof\, verb (used without an object) (Naut.) See {Luff}.
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