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-1 n. கம்பளியாலான மகளிர் கையுறை, மகளிர் கைபொதிக் கம்பளிச்சட்டை.-2 n. அறிவிலி, மட்டி., பேதை, செயல்திறமற்றவர், வகைதெரியாதவர், செயல்முறையறியாதவர்., வேலைக்குளறு படியாளர், ஏறுமாறாகக் காரியமாற்றுபவர், பணிச் செப்பமற்றவர், சப்பர், பயனற்றவர், விளையாட்டில் திறமையற்றவர், ஆட்டச் செப்பமற்றவர், பந்தினைக் காக்கத் தெரியாதவர், (வினை


Muff, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. 2. (Mech.) Defn: A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) Defn: A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. 4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.] Defn: A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray. 5. Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball) Defn: A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zoöl.) Defn: The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffing.] Defn: To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it. Muff, n. Etym: [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw. muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D. mouw, and E. muffle, v.] 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. 2. (Mech.) Defn: A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) Defn: A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. 4. Etym: [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to slammer.] Defn: A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray. 5. Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball) Defn: A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zoöl.) Defn: The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] Muff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Muffing.] Defn: To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.


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