MUFFS

Proper noun

Muffs

plural of Muff

Noun

muffs

plural of muff

Verb

muffs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of muff

Source: Wiktionary


MUFF

Muff, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.

3. (Glass Manuf.)

Definition: A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.]

Definition: A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray.

5. Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball)

Definition: A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.

6. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]

Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffing.]

Definition: To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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