muff Definition

muff¹
noun

1. A wide fur tube which the wearer, usually a woman, places their hands inside for warmth, one through each end.

Etymology: 16c: probably from Dutch mof, from moffel a mitten.

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muff² (colloq)
verb muffed, muffing

1a. sport.
To miss (a catch);
1b. sport.
To perform (a stroke, etc) awkwardly or unsuccessfully; to bungle or fluff something.
Thesaurus: blunder, fail, botch, fumble, mismanage.
2. To miss (an opportunity, etc).

noun

1. A failure or bungle, especially a failure to hold a catch.

Etymology: 19c: originally meaning ‘someone who is awkward or bungling at sport'.