muff

Definitions

1. 1.(Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe.
2. 2.(Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.
3. 3.Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray.
4. 4.Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.
5. 5.(Zoöl.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
6. 6.To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe called?
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