| 单词 | spring her luff |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspring 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., 1 †to 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.) ΘΚΠ 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). < as lemmas |
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