muff

noun

1. a cylindrical covering of fur or other soft material into which the hands are placed from either end for keeping them warm
2. a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head, or on the legs, of certain fowl
3. 1. Sports a failure to hold the ball when catching it
   2. any bungling action

transitive verb, intransitive verb

1. to do (something) badly or awkwardly
2. Sports to miss (a catch) or bungle (a play)