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单词 spring her luff
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spring her luff
3. In various phrases. †on luff, †at a luff, †at luff and lie, luff a luff: hugging the wind closely, close to the wind. †a luff: see aloof int., 1to go by luff (by love), to keep one's luff: to keep close to the wind; to keep away to the windward, keep one's distance (from another vessel, etc.). to spring one's luff: to bring the ship's head closer to the wind; transferred (in jocular use) to show agility in climbing. (Also said of the ship, to keep her luff, spring her luff.)
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society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail close to the wind > keep away to windward
to go by luff (by love)c1400
to keep one's luff1756
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > use of wind in sailing [phrase] > (close) to the wind
on luff1535
at a luffa1568
at luff and liea1568
on a bowline1625
upon a winda1687
on a (less commonly the) wind1697
to the wind1795
luff a luff1887
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > luff or turn to windward
luff1390
to spring one's luff1591
to clap on (or by) a wind1627
to close the wind1673
to haul the (her, our, etc.) wind1726
to come up1743
to throw (a ship) up in (also into, on) the wind1750
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > avail oneself of a wind [verb (intransitive)] > sail close to the wind > come closer to the wind
to keep her luffc1595
spring her luff1697
the world > space > distance > distance or farness > be or remain at a distance [verb (intransitive)]
to stand apart1538
to stand off1600
to hold off1604
to keep awaya1616
to keep offa1616
distance1658
to keep one's luff1682
to keep back1836
c1400 Laud Troy Bk. 3610 The wynd was good to ther byhoue, Thei sailed on brod and gon by-loue, Til thei come to Troye land.
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 124 Sum bade on luffe, and other sum hald by.
a1568 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlvi. 6 Se that hir hatchis be handlit richt, Wt steirburd, baburd, luf and lie.
a1568 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlvi. 11 Bot at ane lufe scho lyis behind.
1591 W. Raleigh Rep. Fight Iles of Açores sig. B2 Diuerse of the formost, who as the Marriners terme it, sprang their luffe.
c1595 Capt. Wyatt in G. F. Warner Voy. R. Dudley to W. Indies (1899) 57 She verie stoutlie keepinge her loofe bare with us.
?a1600 ( R. Sempill Legend Bischop St. Androis in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xlv. Pref. 350 He lattis his scheip tak in at luife and lie.
a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 21 He sprung his loofe and went as neere the wind as he could.
1682 E. Hickeringill Black Non-Conformist Concl. 66 Then, Charity, (Hussy!) stand off, keep your 'loof and your distance.
1697 London Gaz. No. 3318/3 The Hospital-Ship prudently springing her Loof quickly came near us.
1756 H. Eeles in Philos. Trans. 1755 (Royal Soc.) 49 143 If they sail upon a wind from the center of the shower toward the extremity, they may safely venture to keep their luff.
1805 Adm. Stirling in Naval Chron. 15 80 We sprung our luff.
1849 Florist 305 And so we quietly kept our luff.
1870 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 251 I just want to know who ‘spring their luffs’ most nimble up the rigging.
1887 E. J. Mather Nor'ard of Dogger (1889) 172 He stated that they had passed the Leman Light, and was steering southerly, luff a luff (close haul to the wind).
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