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Definition of Maffled
1. baffled [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maffled
Literary usage of Maffled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"maffled. See extract : maße = to stammer is in the Dicte. She was what they call
in the country maffled, that is, confused in her intellect. ..."
2. The Cornhill Magazine by George Smith (1898)
"Mrs. Tallis took no offence, and we maffled and talked on. Did you not once tell
me, long ago, family history was Mrs. Tallis's strong point ? ..."
3. The London Magazine by John Scott, John Taylor (1823)
"... to box the compass very well; or before he has read 10 pages he will find
himself (as the Westmorland guides express it) " maffled/'—and disposed to sit ..."
4. Antiquary: A Magazine Devoted to the Study of the Past by Edward Walford, John Charles Cox, George Latimer Apperson (1885)
"Other " maffled with the mouth," but knew not what they meant. Some were bribed,
and acted under the orders of those who had bought them ; while ..."
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