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Meanings of first luff in English

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Usage of first luff in English
1
Fitzroy and the first luff are the others.
The Wings of the Morning
2
They said he was a French boy, but the first luff says he is the Capptain's own nef-few.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864 / A Magaz...
3
He is very particular about it, and it is very seldom indeed that even the first luff uses it.
Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril
4
French, too, as I'm a living sinner, continued the first luff, taking a squint through his glass at the craft.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
5
The skipper was there, promenading the weather side of the quarter-deck, the first luff jogging fore and aft alongside of him.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
6
"Quite ready, sir," replied the first luff, turning away to give the necessary orders.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
7
As His Majesty's naval attache put it sympathetically, Better be a top-side man on a sampan than First Luff on the Dreadnought.
The Lost Road
8
"Say when you wish to tack, Mr Percival," said the first luff, stationing himself alongside the master's-mate.
Under the Meteor Flag: Log of a Midshipman during the French Rev...
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