[muz.zle] n [ME musell, fr. MF musel, fr. dim. of muse mouth of an animal, fr. ML musus] (15c) 1: the projecting jaws and nose of an animal: snout
2. a: a fastening or covering for the mouth of an animal used to prevent eating or biting b: something (as censorship) that restrains normal expression
3: the open end of an implement; esp: the discharging end of a weapon
[2]muzzle vt muz.zled ; muz.zling (15c) 1: to fit with a muzzle
2: to restrain from expression: gag -- muz.zler n