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Webster 1913 Edition
Muff
Muff
(mŭf)
, Noun.
[Cf. LG.
muff
, D. mof
, G., Dan., & Sw. muff
, F. moufle
mitten, LL. muffula
, MHG. mouwe
sleeve, D. mouw
, and E. muffle
, v.] 1.
A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.
2.
(Mech.)
A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.
3.
(Glass Manuf.)
A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
4.
[Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E.
maffle
to slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.
[Colloq.]
“A muff of a curate.” Thackeray.
5.
[See 4.]
(Baseball)
A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
6.
(Zool.)
The whitethroat.
[Prov. Eng.]
Muff
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Muffed
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Muffing
.] To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.
Webster 1828 Edition
Muff
MUFF
,Noun.