MUFF
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Muff (mŭf), n. [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.
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2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.
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3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
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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.
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5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
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6. (Zo&ö;l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
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Muff, v. 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.
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