Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—M

Muff

(A). A dull, stupid person. Sir Henry Muff, one of the candidates in Dudley's interlude, called The Rival Candidates (1774), is a stupid, blundering dolt. He is not only unsuccessful in his election, but he finds that his daughter has engaged herself during his absence.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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