(anatomy, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The palm of the hand. / (anatomy, now chiefly dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.

(nautical, obsolete) A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship. / (nautical) The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.

The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca).

plural of loof

A tropical vine, of the genus Luffa, having almost cylindrical fruit with a spongy, fibrous interior; the dishcloth gourd / The dried fibrous interior used as a sponge for bathing / Any bathing sponge

(transitive, intransitive) To clean or scrub with a loofah.

plural of loofah

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loofah

(nautical, archaic) Windward.

Alternative form of loofah