See Also: MODUS, civil law(law)
modus ponens and modus tollens(encyclopedia)
modus(dictionary)
modus(medicine)
MODUS, eccl(law)
modus vivendi(dictionary)
Modus Operandi(money)
modus operandi(dictionary)
muff(3)(dictionary)
muff(4)(dictionary)

MODUS, civil law (law) and muff(6) (iou)


MODUS, civil law (law)


MODUS, civil law. Manlier; means; way.

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.