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[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. (Zoöl.) The whitethroat.
[Prov. Eng.]

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.

Muf`fe*tee" (?), n.

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