Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mouffle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mouf-fle
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The loose covering around the nose and upper lips of the moose or elk. Prized for stewing or roasting.

Canadian usage

Example Sentences

"The young wolves divided the spoil into four portions ; but one of them retained the tongue and the other the mouffle (upper lip), which are the chief delicacies of the animal."

Etymology

French

Usage

Canadian usage

Inflected Forms

mouffles (plural)

Questions

What does mouffle mean?: The loose covering around the nose and upper lips of the moose or elk. Prized for stewing or roasting.
Where does mouffle come from?: French

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