MUFF

muff. Muff, n. a warm cover of skin, &c. for the hands

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Muff (mŭf), 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. 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold.
2. 2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.
3. 3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
4. 4. [[Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.]] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. “A muff of a curate.” Thackeray.
5. 5. [] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
6. 6. (Zoöl.) The whitethroat.