Associations to the word «Loof»
Wiktionary
LOOF, noun. (anatomy) (now) (chiefly dialectal) (Northern England) (Scotland) The palm of the hand.
LOOF, noun. (anatomy) (now) (chiefly dialectal) (Northern England) (Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
LOOF, noun. (nautical) (obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
LOOF, noun. (nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
LOOF, noun. The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.