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OP One of the characters comments on another's "aloofness".
It occurred to me that I had no idea as to the etymology of
"aloof".
Main Entry: 1aloof
Pronunciation: &-'lüf
Function: adverb
Etymology: obsolete aloof to windward, from 1a- + louf, luf luff
Date: circa 1540
: at a distance
Now I can't remember what sailing term "luff" means.
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