The difference between Loof and Palm
When used as nouns, loof means the palm of the hand, whereas palm means any of various evergreen trees from the family palmae or arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
Palm is also verb with the meaning: to hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Loof and Palm
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Loof as a noun (anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
The palm of the hand.
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Loof as a noun (anatomy, now, chiefly, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
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Loof as a noun (nautical, obsolete):
A contrivance (apparently a paddle or an oar) used for altering the course of a ship.
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Loof as a noun (nautical):
The after part of the bow of a ship where the sides begin to curve.
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Loof as a noun:
The spongy fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant ().
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Palm as a noun:
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
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Palm as a noun:
A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
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Palm as a noun (figurative, by extension):
Triumph; victory.
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Palm as a noun (Scouting):
Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
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Palm as a noun:
The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
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Palm as a noun:
The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
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Palm as a noun:
A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
Examples:
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Palm as a noun (sailmaking):
A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
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Palm as a noun:
The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
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Palm as a noun (nautical):
The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
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Palm as a verb:
To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
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Palm as a verb:
To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
Examples:
"John palmed the ball."
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Palm as a verb:
To move something with the palm of the hand.