According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
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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