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aloof
aloof, an old expression meaning ‘keep your luff’, or sail as close to the wind as possible. Sometimes, in old books of voyages, it was written as aluffe. It was most often used when a ship was sailing along a lee shore, the order to ‘keep aloof’ being given to prevent it being driven closer to the shore.
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"aloof." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aloof." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-aloof.html "aloof." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-aloof.html |
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a·loof / əˈloōf/ • adj. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant: courteous but aloof. ∎ conspicuously uninvolved and uninterested, typically through distaste: he stayed aloof from the bickering. DERIVATIVES: a·loof·ly adv. a·loof·ness n. |
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"aloof." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aloof." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aloof.html "aloof." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aloof.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "aloof." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "aloof." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-aloof.html T. F. HOAD. "aloof." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-aloof.html |
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•aloof, behoof, goof, hoof, pouffe, proof, roof, shadoof, spoof, Tartuffe, underproof, woof
•flameproof • rainproof • greaseproof
•heatproof • windproof • bulletproof
•childproof • shockproof • mothproof
•stormproof • soundproof • foolproof
•sunroof • ovenproof • rustproof
•fireproof • showerproof
•shatterproof • waterproof
•weatherproof
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"aloof." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aloof." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-aloof.html "aloof." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-aloof.html |
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