muffler

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  1. noun A heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth.
  2. noun A device that absorbs noise, especially one used with an internal-combustion engine.

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  • I took as deep a breath as I could through my frozen muffler, my frozen face, and went on. —  AHMM,Jan-Feb2006
  • "Hey, Dooley, if you want to go out and have a look under Mr. Kennedy's car you can see the tool marks on the exhaust pipe where the muffler has been unbolted and remounted." —  EQMM, July 2005
  • The car had no muffler, and this made conversation impossible. —  Maigret Goes Home - Georges Simenon - 13
  • He was wearing a coat and muffler, and informed her as he passed that he was going out into the garden. —  Pilgrim’s Rest - Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 10: 1946
  • The hole in my muffler was getting bigger, so I punched up the volume on Metallica. —  Four To Score
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