Muff

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The Whitethroat.

II. Muff ·noun A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.

III. Muff ·noun A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.

IV. Muff ·noun A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.

V. Muff ·noun A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.

VI. Muff ·noun A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.

VII. Muff ·vt To handle awkwardly; to Fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

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