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| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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| Stand aloof, away. A sea term, meaning originally to bear to windward, or luff. (Norwegian, German, etc., luft, wind, breeze.) | 1 |
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