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spring the luff

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
spring the luff
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel.

Inflected Forms

springs the luff (present, singular) springing the luff (participle, present) sprang the luff (past) sprung the luff (participle, past)

Questions

What does spring the luff mean?
To ease the helm, and sail nearer to the wind than before; said of a vessel.

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