Mŭff, n.
n. [L. Ger. & Dan. muff, muffe, H. Ger. & Sw. muff, Icel. muffa, D. mof, moffel, from Fr. moufle, mitten, L. Ger. muffula, moffula, id., from M. H. Ger. & O. L. Ger. mouwe, O. D. mauwe, mouwe, O. Fries. mowe, N. D. mouw, sleeve.]
Sense 1. A warm cover for receiving the hands, usually made of fur or dressed skins.
Sense 2. A mean, silly, or stupid fellow; a poor spirited or despicable person. [Colloq.] “A muff of a curate.” Thackeray.