What's the difference between loob and loof?

Loob


Definition:

  • (n.) The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.

Example Sentences:

Loof


Definition:

  • (n.) The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant (Luffa Aegyptiaca); called also vegetable sponge.
  • (n.) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.
  • (n.) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to curve toward bow and stern.
  • (v. i.) See Luff.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) "Women had been restrained with ropes or beaten unconscious with the butt of a gun before being attacked, some in front of their children," said Annemarie Loof, an official with the medical aid organisation.
  • (2) The UK workforce is part of 51,000 worldwide and Sweden's minister for enterprise, Annie Loof, has also expressed worries about job cuts in Sweden, where AstraZeneca employs 5,900.
  • (3) A model comprising 49 isoparametric semi-loof thin shell elements was built, based on shape measurements of Kirikae (1960) and our own measurements on several local cadaver ears.
  • (4) "MSF is extremely concerned about the current situation in and around Fizi," Loof said yesterday.

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