| Muff (muff) |
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| n. | (m f) |
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| Muff |
| [Cf. LG.
muff, D. mof, G., Dan., *** Sw. muff, F.
moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve,
D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] |
A
soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to
shield the hands from cold.
A short hollow cylinder
surrounding an object, as a pipe.
A blown cylinder of
glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited
person.
A failure to
hold a ball when once in the hands.
The whitethroat.
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To handle awkwardly] to fumble; to fail to
hold, as a ball, in catching it.
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