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Loof vs Loob - What's the difference?

loof | loob |

As nouns the difference between loof and loob

is that loof is the palm of the hand while loob is the clay or slime washed from tin ore in dressing.

loof

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) lufe, . Related to (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (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.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) , ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.

    • Etymology 3

    Noun

    (-)
  • The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa aegyptiaca ).
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    loob

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mining, dialect) The clay or slime washed from tin ore in dressing.
    • (Webster 1913) ----