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muffler

/ˈmʌflɚ/ noun C2
  1. A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces. (US) · Holonym: exhaust system
  2. An accessory for a firearm that lessens the noise at the muzzle.
  3. A type of scarf.

Plural mufflers

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Fat man with a woollen muffler and a quill toothpick.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 5 · C1
In this space lay a large and heavy flagstone with a rusted iron ring in the centre to which a thick shepherd’s-check muffler was attached.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 20 · B2
‘That’s Brunton’s muffler.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 21 · B2

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