muffish.html - n.
1 Brit. a light flat round spongy cake, eaten toasted and buttered.
2 US a similar round cake made from batter or dough.

muffin-man Brit. (formerly) a seller of muffins in the street. [18th c.: orig. unkn.]

muffish.html - n.
a fur or other covering, usu. in the form of a tube with an opening at each end for the hands to be inserted for warmth. [Du. mof, MDu. moffel, muffel f. med.L muff(u)la, of unkn. orig.]

muffish.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 bungle; deal clumsily with.
2 fail to catch or receive (a ball etc.).
3 blunder in (a theatrical part etc.).

--n.

1 a person who is awkward or stupid, orig. in some athletic sport.
2 a failure, esp. to catch a ball at cricket etc.

muffish adj. [19th c.: orig. unkn.]

muffish.html - n.
1 Brit. a light flat round spongy cake, eaten toasted and buttered.
2 US a similar round cake made from batter or dough.

muffin-man Brit. (formerly) a seller of muffins in the street. [18th c.: orig. unkn.]

muffish.html - v. & n.
--v.

tr.
1 (often foll. by up) wrap or cover for warmth.
2 cover or wrap up (a source of sound) to reduce its loudness.
3 (usu. as muffled adj.) stifle (an utterance, e.g. a curse).
4 prevent from speaking.

--n.

1 a receptacle in a furnace where substances may be heated without contact with combustion products.
2 a similar chamber in a kiln for baking painted pottery. [ME: (n.) f. OF moufle thick glove; (v.) perh. f. OF enmoufler f. moufle]

muffish.html - n.
the thick part of the upper lip and nose of ruminants and rodents. [F mufle, of unkn. orig.]