Luff

"Luff," he would cry, "luff, luff, and come to win'ward and we'll give you the weight o 'the mainsail down the hill."

The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars

"Luff," I heard Smellie return; and the schooner's bows swept round until they pointed fair for the distant object.

The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron Harry Collingwood 1886

"Luff," said Captain Roy, sternly, to the man at the wheel.

Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata 1859

"Luff;" said Captain Roy, sternly, to the man at the wheel.

Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago 1859

In the chamber last night, however, he laughed convincingly when the government spokesman at the dispatch box, Tory MP Peter Luff, echoed something Brown's own ministers would often utter in the old days to fob off rumblings of backbench discontent: that no decisions had been taken yet and the assembled MPs just had to trust the instincts of their executive.

Gordon Brown makes first Commons speech since election defeat Allegra Stratton 2010

I wasn't expecting to see anyone I knew until I reached the park, so I was happy to see that the shout was coming from TNT Coach Christine Luff.

Emily Faherty: The 26.2 Recap: Countdown to the New York City Marathon Emily Faherty 2011

Peter Luff, the minister responsible for defence equipment, said that supplies to troops were a top priority and there were no shortages.

Defence supply chain could fail British forces, say MPs 2011

I wasn't expecting to see anyone I knew until I reached the park, so I was happy to see that the shout was coming from TNT Coach Christine Luff.

Emily Faherty: The 26.2 Recap: Countdown to the New York City Marathon Emily Faherty 2011

Peter Luff, the defence minister, said the report recognised that the UOR process had delivered "world-class equipment to the battlefield".

Auditor attacks chaos in equipping British troops 2011

In the event, the mood was more of a Labour party family occasion than a communal House of Commons one, and Luff acknowledged that all present were witnessing a political "footnote".

Gordon Brown makes first Commons speech since election defeat Allegra Stratton 2010