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mouf(f)le
[< Cdn F mufle< F " muzzle " ]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
the nose and upper lip of the moose used as food, considered a delicacy.
Quotations
1791
I ate part of the moufle of the orignale, or elk [i.e., moose].
1858
We halted . . . to enjoy a feast of moose meat, mofle, and gut sausage, dishes which our hunters and half-breeds prepared with great skill.
1871
One of the chief characteristics of [the moose] is the mouffle, or over hanging lip, which gives to his head an ugly appearance . . . The mouffle is considered a great delicacy.
1892
"Jest to think o' bein' done out o' steak and mouffle by that rotted critter. . . ."