DCHP-1 Online

mouf(f)le [< Cdn F mufle< F " muzzle " ]

• n. the nose and upper lip of the moose used as food, considered a delicacy.

  See also: moose nose  muffle  

  • 1791  (1911)  I ate part of the moufle of the orignale, or elk [i.e., moose].
  • 1858  (1863)  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  (1872)  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. . . ."