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  1. 1. n. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A blown cylinder of glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. The whitethroat. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a warm tubular covering for the hands Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. (sports) dropping the ball Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. fail to catch, as of a ball Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. make a mess of, destroy or ruin Source: wordnet
  12. 12. 1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to shield the hands from cold. 2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as a pipe. 3. (Glass Manuf.) 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.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person. [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." Thackeray. 5. Etym: [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in the hands. 6. (Zoöl.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.] To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it. Source: webster

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