loof

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The palm of the hand.
2. noun The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
3. noun A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
4. noun The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
5. noun The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).

Similar words

palm lupper palma lickpot vola bare hand palmload bottom hand paddle claw

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