muff.
A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.
Meaning & usage
A piece of fur or cloth, usually open at both ends, used to keep the hands warm.
The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
A woman or girl.
A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
The feathers sticking out from both sides of the face under the beak of some birds.
A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
Where this word comes from
Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).
A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person.
An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
A bird, the whitethroat.
Where this word comes from
Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).
To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly.
To mishandle; to bungle.
Where this word comes from
Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).
A muffin.
A term of endearment.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of muffin.
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