Aloof

Webster's Practical Dictionary- A Practical Dictionary of the Englih Language · 1884 · p. 24

a-loof, adv. At or from a distance, but Alose, alos, n. The American shad. from Alouchi. Aluchi. a-lu'che, a. A compound resin obtained from Madagascar. by lot: Aloud, a-lowd', adv. With a great noise; loudly. k to give, Alow, a-lo', adv. In a low place; not aloft.