Muzzle

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To fondle with the closed mouth.

II. Muzzle ·vi To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

III. Muzzle ·vi The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

IV. Muzzle ·vi The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.

V. Muzzle ·vi A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.

VI. Muzzle ·vt To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to Sheathe; to restrain from speech or action.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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