muff
muff definition
muff (muf)
noun
- a cylindrical covering of fur or other soft material into which the hands are placed from either end for keeping them warm
- a tuft of feathers on the sides of the head, or on the legs, of certain fowl
- Sports a failure to hold the ball when catching it
- any bungling action
Etymology: Du mof < Wal moufe, shortened < Fr moufle, a mitten < ML muffla, glove
transitive verb, intransitive verb
- to do (something) badly or awkwardly
- Sports to miss (a catch) or bungle (a play)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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