muff

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms 2 Hungarian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Dutch mof (“‘muff, mitten’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /mʌf/
• Rhymes: -ʌf

[edit] Noun

muff (plural muffs)

1. (historical) A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
2. (slang) Female pubic hair; the vulva.
3. (glass-making) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
4. The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
5. (slang, chiefly sports) An error, a mistake.
6. (slang) shortened form of muffin.

[edit] Synonyms

• whiskers, beard, muff and beard (bird feathers):

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to muff (third-person singular simple present muffs, present participle muffing, simple past and past participle muffed)

1. In American football, to drop or mishandle the ball, especially during a punt or kick-off.
2. By extension, to mishandle any situation.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• muff-diver
• muff-diving

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Etymology

From the German Muff, from Dutch mof ("muff"), from Middle Dutch moffel, from Middle French moufle ("mitten"), from Medieval Latin muffula ("fur-lined glove"), of unknown origin.

[edit] Noun

muff (plural muffok)

1. (archaic) muff ("handwarmer")