Muff Definition

mŭf
muffed, muffing, muffs
verb
muffed, muffing, muffs
To perform or handle clumsily or ineptly; bungle.
American Heritage
To do (something) badly or awkwardly.
Webster's New World
To miss (a catch) or bungle (a play)
Webster's New World
To perform a task clumsily or ineptly.
American Heritage
noun
muffs
A cylindrical covering of fur or other soft material into which the hands are placed from either end to keep them warm.
Webster's New World
Any bungling action.
Webster's New World
A failure to hold the ball when attempting to catch it.
Webster's New World
A tuft of feathers on the sides of the head, or on the legs, of certain fowl.
Webster's New World
The vulva.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Muff

Noun

Singular:
muff
Plural:
muffs

Origin of Muff

  • Dutch mof from Middle Dutch moffel from Old French mofle mitten from Medieval Latin muffula perhaps of Germanic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Origin unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above.

    From Wiktionary

  • Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten").

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortening.

    From Wiktionary

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