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
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
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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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