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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Muff \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.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Muff \Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as
        a pipe.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is
        afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in
        the hands.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
     common European species ({Sylvia cinerea), called also
     strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
     garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({Sylvia
     hortensis), and the lesser whitethroat ({Sylvia curruca}).
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the
     common European species ({Sylvia cinerea), called also
     strawsmear, nettlebird, muff, and whitecap, the
     garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis), and
     the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Muff \Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [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. (Zo["o]l.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Muff \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  muff
       n 1: a warm tubular covering for the hands
       2: (sports) dropping the ball [syn: fumble]
       v 1: fail to catch, as of a ball
       2: make a mess of, destroy or ruin; "I botched the dinner and
          we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult
          passage in the second movement" [syn: botch, bumble, fumble,
           botch up, blow, flub, screw up, ball up, spoil,
           muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up, bollocks,
           bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul
          up, mess up, fuck up]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     Hungarian n.
     1 (lb hu archaic) #English (gloss: handwarmer)
     2 (lb hu slang) vagina
     3 (lb hu slang) woman
     n.
     1 (lb en historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends,
  used for keeping the hands warm.
     2 (lb en vulgar slang) Female pubic hair; female genitals (vulva,
  vagina), like muffin. See Thesaurus:vagina.
     3 (lb en by extension vulgar slang) A woman or girl.
     4 (lb en glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward
  flattened out to make a sheet.
     5 The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the
  beak of some birds.
     6 A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. (from
  19th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en sport) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to
  play badly. (from 19th c.)
     2 To mishandle; to bungle. (from 1920s)
     n.
     (lb en slang) A muffin.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Muff
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en female dim=Myfanwy)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     n.
     1 (lb en historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends,
  used for keeping the hands warm.
     2 (lb en vulgar slang) Female pubic hair; female genitals (vulva,
  vagina), like muffin. See Thesaurus:vagina.
     3 (lb en by extension vulgar slang) A woman or girl.
     4 (lb en glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward
  flattened out to make a sheet.
     5 The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the
  beak of some birds.
     6 A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. (from
  19th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en sport) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to
  play badly. (from 19th c.)
     2 To mishandle; to bungle. (from 1920s)
     n.
     (lb en slang) A muffin.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Muff
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en female dim=Myfanwy)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     Hungarian n.
     1 (lb hu archaic) #English (gloss: handwarmer)
     2 (lb hu slang) vagina
     3 (lb hu slang) woman
     n.
     1 (lb en historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends,
  used for keeping the hands warm.
     2 (lb en vulgar slang) Female pubic hair; female genitals (vulva,
  vagina), like muffin. See Thesaurus:vagina.
     3 (lb en by extension vulgar slang) A woman or girl.
     4 (lb en glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward
  flattened out to make a sheet.
     5 The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the
  beak of some birds.
     6 A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. (from
  19th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en sport) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to
  play badly. (from 19th c.)
     2 To mishandle; to bungle. (from 1920s)
     n.
     (lb en slang) A muffin.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Muff
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en female dim=Myfanwy)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     Hungarian n.
     1 (lb hu archaic) #English (gloss: handwarmer)
     2 (lb hu slang) vagina
     3 (lb hu slang) woman
     n.
     1 (lb en historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends,
  used for keeping the hands warm.
     2 (lb en vulgar slang) Female pubic hair; female genitals (vulva,
  vagina), like muffin. See Thesaurus:vagina.
     3 (lb en by extension vulgar slang) A woman or girl.
     4 (lb en glassblowing) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward
  flattened out to make a sheet.
     5 The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the
  beak of some birds.
     6 A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
     n.
     (lb en colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. (from
  19th c.)
     vb.
     1 (lb en sport) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to
  play badly. (from 19th c.)
     2 To mishandle; to bungle. (from 1920s)
     n.
     (lb en slang) A muffin.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Muff
     n.
     1 (surname: en).
     2 (given name en female dim=Myfanwy)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     Unkari n.
     (käsi)puuhka, muhvi

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     n.
     1 (tagg: kläder) en sak där man stoppar in hand för att hålla dem
  varma.
     2 (tagg: maskinteknik) kort hylsa för att t.ex. skarvning av rör
  eller täta en läcka
     3 (tagg: vardagligt) mus, kvinnans könsorgan

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Muff
     Tyska n.
     1 (tagg kläder språk=de) muff
     2 unkenhet, odör, mögel
     3 (dovt) hundskall

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  muff
     n.
     1 (tagg: kläder) en sak där man stoppar in hand för att hålla dem
  varma.
     2 (tagg: maskinteknik) kort hylsa för att t.ex. skarvning av rör
  eller täta en läcka
     3 (tagg: vardagligt) mus, kvinnans könsorgan