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What does muff mean?

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Noun
  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. (glassblowing) 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. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object such as a pipe.
Noun
  1. (colloquial) A fool, a stupid or poor-spirited person. [from 19th c.]
  2. (slang, chiefly sports) An error, a mistake; a failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. [from 19th c.]
  3. A bird, the whitethroat.
Verb
  1. (sports) To drop or mishandle (the ball, a catch etc.); to play badly. [from 19th c.]
  2. To mishandle; to bungle. [from 1920s]
Noun
  1. (slang) A muffin.
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