"spoffle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spoffles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoffle (plural spoffles)
  1. (broadcasting, slang) A soft cover for a microphone to prevent popping noises in the recording. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-spoffle-en-noun-bwlH76K2 Categories (other): Broadcasting Topics: broadcasting, media
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: spoffles [present, singular, third-person], spoffling [participle, present], spoffled [participle, past], spoffled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} spoffle (third-person singular simple present spoffles, present participle spoffling, simple past and past participle spoffled)
  1. (intransitive) To fuss or bustle. Tags: intransitive Related terms: spoffish
    Sense id: en-spoffle-en-verb-YKukfbut Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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