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(mf), 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. 2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. 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. 5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zol.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] 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. スポンサード リンク
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