Definitions For Loof

Etymology 1

From Middle English lufe, love, lofe, luf, t=palm of the hand, from {{inh, en, ang, lōf}}, lōfa, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *lōfô, t=palm of the hand; paw; oar blade, paddle}}.

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English lof, t=a contrivance for altering a ship's course, paddle, oar, from {{bor, en, dum, loef, t=an oar or paddle used in steering}}, ultimately of the same origin as Etymology 1.

Noun

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.

Etymology 3

Noun

LOOF (uncountable) The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (luffa aegyptiaca).

Related terms

loofah

Anagrams

Olof, floo, fool

Is Loof a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
8

The word Loof is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

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