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muff1 (mŭf)

[Origin unknown.]

verb: muffed, muff·ing, muffs. 

transitive verb 

  1. To perform or handle clumsily; bungle. See synonyms at botch
  2. Sports To fail to make (a catch).

intransitive verb 

To perform an act clumsily.

noun 

  1. A clumsy or bungled action.
  2. Sports A failure to make a catch.
muff2 (mŭf)

[Dutch mof, from Middle Dutch moffel, from Old French mofle, mitten, from Medieval Latin muffula, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

noun 

  1. A small cylindrical fur or cloth cover, open at both ends, in which the hands are placed for warmth.
  2. A cluster of feathers on the side of the face of certain breeds of fowl.
  3. Vulgar Slang The vulva.