Muzzle

Definition of Muzzle

Muz´zle

The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.

The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.

A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.

With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound

- Dryden.

Muzzle sight
(Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.

v. t.

To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; as, the dictator muzzled all the newspapers.

[imp. & p. p. Muzzled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling .]

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

- Deut. xxv. 4.

To fondle with the closed mouth.

v. i.

To bring the mouth or muzzle near.

The bear muzzles and smells to him.

- L'Estrange.

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