Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Aloof

Stand aloof, away. A sea term, meaning originally to bear to windward, or luff. (Norwegian, German, etc., luft, wind, breeze.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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