muffler

[ muhf-ler ]

/ ˈmʌf lər /

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noun

a scarf worn around one's neck for warmth.

any of various devices for deadening sound, as the sound of escaping gases of an internal-combustion engine.

anything used for muffling sound.

Armor. a mittenlike glove worn with a mail hauberk.

Nearby words

muffin stand, muffin top, muffineer, muffle, muffle color, muffler, muffuletta, mufti, mufulira, mug, mug punter

Origin of muffler

First recorded in 1525–35; muffle¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for muffler

"He's violating the town ordinance about the muffler cut-out," said Anne smilingly to the housekeeper.
The Broken Gate|Emerson Hough
On Friday the flywheel came loose six times, the muffler four, and the valve spring fell off and stayed off.
Wilderness, A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska|Rockwell Kent
He wore heavy, warm clothing and had a muffler wrapped about his throat.
Little Erik of Sweden|Madeline Brandeis
"They do," he said through his muffler, eyeing her quietly through his impenetrable glasses.
The Invisible Man|H. G. Wells

To lessen the sound of the "exhaust," the latter is sent through a "muffler" which often reduces the noise to a low throbbing.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for muffler

muffler

/ (ˈmʌflə) /

noun

a thick scarf, collar, etc

US and Canadian any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicleAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer

something that muffles

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