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Definition of muff

muff
Whitethroat White"throat`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the common European species (Sylvia cinerea), called also strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the garden whitethroat, or golden warbler (S. hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat (S. curruca).
Muff
Muff Muff (m[u^]f), 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. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
Muff
Muff 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.

Meaning of muff from wikipedia

- Look up muff in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Muff or MUFF may refer to: Muff (handwarmer), a fashion accessory, usually of fur, for keeping the hands...
- Mervyn "Muff" Winwood (born 15 June 1943, Erdington, Birmingham, England) is a British songwriter and record producer, and the elder brother of Steve Winwood...
- The Muffs were an American pop punk band based in Southern California, formed in 1991. Led by singer and guitarist Kim Shattuck, the band released four...
- The Big Muff Pi (π), often known simply as the Big Muff, is a "fuzzbox" effects pedal produced in New York City by the Electro-Harmonix company, along...
- Wolfgang Muff (15 March 1880 – 17 May 1947) was a general in the Wehrmacht during the time of **** Germany. Born in Ulm to General Karl Ludwig Muff, Wolfgang...
- Muff is an unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. The highest natural point in Armstrong County is located near Muff...
- The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) is an Australian independent film festival featuring mostly genre, controversial, transgressive and avant...
- A muff is a fashion accessory for outdoors usually made of a cylinder of fur or fabric with both ends open for keeping the hands warm. It was introduced...
- Muff (from Irish Magh) is a village, civil parish and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is near the mouth of the River Foyle (where it flows into...
- Variation on Chromosome 27 Leads to the Ectopic Expression of HOXB8 and the Muffs and Beard Phenotype in Chickens Archived November 5, 2021, at the Wayback...