MUFF

I. noun Etymology: Dutch mof, from Middle French moufle mitten, from Medieval Latin ~ula Date: 1599 a warm tubular covering for the hands, II. verb Etymology: probably from 1~ Date: 1846 transitive verb to handle awkwardly ; bungle , to fail to hold (a ball) when attempting a catch, intransitive verb to act or do something stupidly or clumsily, to ~ a ball, III. noun Date: 1868 a bungling performance, a failure to hold a ball in attempting a catch