Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - muff
Muff
muff
1. 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. Etymology: Du. mof, MDu. moffel, muffel f. med.L muff(u)la, of unkn. orig. 2. 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. Derivatives muffish adj. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
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I. noun Etymology: Dutch mof, from Middle French moufle mitten, from Medieval Latin ~ula Date: 1599 a warm tubular covering for the hands, II. verb Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1846 transitive verb to handle awkwardly ; bungle, to fail to hold (a ball) when attempting a catch, intransitive verb to act or do something stupidly or clumsily, to ~ a ball, III. noun Date: 1868 a bungling performance, a failure to hold a ball in attempting a catch ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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