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Definition muff

Etymology 1

Probably from Dutch mof (�muff, mitten�).

Noun

muff (plural muffs)

1. (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
2. (slang) Female pubic hair; the vulva.
3. (glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
4. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
5. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (�to dote�) and German muffen (�to sulk�).

Noun

muff (plural muffs)

1. (colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. [from 19th c.]
2. (slang, chiefly sports) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. [from 19th c.]
3. A bird, the whitethroat.

Verb

muff (third-person singular simple present muffs, present participle muffing, simple past and past participle muffed)

1. (sports) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly. [from 19th c.]
2. To mishandle; to bungle. [from 1920s]

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Noun

muff (plural muffs)

1. (slang) A muffin.

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