muffler
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muffler (plural mufflers)
- (US, automotive) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- A silencer or suppressor fitted to a gun.
- A type of scarf.
- 1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 8, in Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC:
- The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler. His nose was pointed and red.
- (World War I military slang, rare) A gasmask.[1]
Synonyms edit
- (part of exhaust pipe): silencer
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part of exhaust pipe
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scarf — see scarf
References edit
- ^ Lighter, Jonathan (1972) “The Slang of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe, 1917-1919: An Historical Glossary”, in American Speech[1], volume 47, number 1/2, page 81