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Muffler vs Ruffler - What's the difference?

muffler | ruffler |

As nouns the difference between muffler and ruffler

is that muffler is part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces while ruffler is ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor.

muffler

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
  • A type of scarf.
  • * 1913 ,
    • The newcomer took off his cap and his big woollen muffler . His nose was pointed and red.

    Synonyms

    * silencer

    ruffler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
  • * 1978 , , Chapter 1:
    • The ruffler in leather, who lately went fighting through the door, has returned, presumably by means of another entrance.
  • swaggerer
  • a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles

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