See Also: STEVEDORE(law)
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muff(6) (iou) and stevedore (oh)


muff(6) (iou)



muff verb2. colloq. E19.
[Origin unkn.: rel. to MUFF noun3.]
verb trans. with it. Die. slang. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
verb trans. Bungle; perform or play badly or clumsily; miss (a ball) in a ball game. colloq. M19.
R. Cobb I might have done very well, or I might have completely muffed it, got everything wrong. R. Thomas 'That must make a change', Cass said, carefully, not wanting to muff her line. Cricketer International Archie..muffs a hard hit shot and allows the day's first boundary.
verb trans. & intrans. Fail (an examination). colloq. L19.

stevedore (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Spanish; Origin: estibador, from estibar 'to pack', from Latin stipare 'to press together']
someone whose job is loading and unloading ships