Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MAFFLE

v.i.To stammer. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MAFFIA; MAFIA

MAFFIA; MAFIA Maf "fi *a, Ma "fi *a, n. [It. maffia.]

 

Defn: A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods.

 

MAFFIOSO; MAFIOSO

MAFFIOSO; MAFIOSO Maf `fi *o "so, Ma `fi *o "so, n.; pl. -si (#). [It. maffioso.]

 

Defn: A member of the maffia.

 

MAFFLE

Maf "fle, v. i. Etym: [Akin to OD. maffelen to stammer. Cf. Muffle to mumble. ]

 

Defn: To stammer. [Obs. ]

 

MAFFLER

MAFFLER Maf "fler, n.

 

Defn: A stammerer. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

MAFF

MAFF |maf | ▶abbreviation (formerly in the UK ) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.

 

Oxford Dictionary

MAFF

MAFF |maf | ▶abbreviation (formerly in the UK ) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.

 

French Dictionary

mafflu

mafflu , ue adj. adjectif littéraire Joufflu. : Un vieux notaire mafflu et bien dodu. Note Orthographique ma ff lu.

 

Sanseido Dictionary

MAFF

MAFF 〖 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan 〗 →農林水産省 （のうりんすいさんしよう ）