·prep Away from; clear from.
II. Aloof ·adv Without sympathy; unfavorably.
III. Aloof ·noun ·same·as Alewife.
IV. Aloof ·adv At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
The old word for "keep your luff," in the act of sailing to the wind. (See luff.) ♦ Keep aloof, at...
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