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MuffEnglish (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text
* As an English surname, variant of Mowe, itself from Middle English maugh (“son-in-law”), from Old Norse mágr. * As a German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun mupf (“drooping mouth”), which is probably ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *mauwu (“protruding mouth, pout”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗muffEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Probably from Dutch mof (“muff, mitten”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗muffEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Unknown; perhaps a specialised use of Etymology 1, above; or perhaps related to Dutch muffen (“to dote”) and German muffen (“to sulk”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗muffEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Clipping of muffin.
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Chambers (1908)
1908- MuffEnglish · e-38538-9485
Muff, muf, n. a warm, soft cover for the hands in winter, usually of fur or dressed skins.—n. Muffettee′, a small muff worn over the wrist. [Prob. from Dut. mof; cf. Ger. muff, a muff.]
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Muff, muf, n. a stupid fellow.—v.t. and v.i. to perform awkwardly, spoil: to act clumsily, esp. in letting a ball slip out of the hands. [Prob. related to Dut. muffen, to dote; Ger. muffen, to sulk.]
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