"Maulaffe" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmaʊ̯lˌʔafə] Audio: De-Maulaffe.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -afə Etymology: From Maul + Affe. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|Maul|Affe}}, {{compound|de|Maul|Affe}} Maul + Affe Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak}} Maulaffe m (weak, genitive Maulaffen, plural Maulaffen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.weak}} Forms: Maulaffen [genitive], Maulaffen [plural], weak [table-tags], Maulaffe [nominative, singular], Maulaffen [definite, nominative, plural], Maulaffen [genitive, singular], Maulaffen [definite, genitive, plural], Maulaffen [dative, singular], Maulaffen [dative, definite, plural], Maulaffen [accusative, singular], Maulaffen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (historical, originally) head-shaped holder for fatwood (Kienspan), where the fatwood is put into the head's mouth Tags: historical, masculine, weak
    Sense id: en-Maulaffe-de-noun-de:holder Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52
  2. (by extension, derogatory) idle gaper Tags: broadly, derogatory, masculine, weak Synonyms: Gaffer
    Sense id: en-Maulaffe-de-noun-NvNI5Vsv Categories (other): German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Maulaffen feilhalten
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          "english": "Where's my Fool? Ho, I think the world's asleep / How now? Where's that mongrel?",
          "ref": "a. 1766, Christoph Martin Wieland, transl., Das Leben und der Tod des Königs Lear, translation of King Lear by William Shakespeare, [Act I, scene xii]:",
          "text": "[Lear:] Wo ist mein Narr? ho! Ich denke, die ganze Welt ligt im Schlaf / Was ists? was sagt der Maulaffe?",
          "translation": "Where's my Fool? Ho, I think the world's asleep / How now? Where's that mongrel?",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "english": "Intrigue and Love",
          "ref": "1784, Friedrich Schiller, Kabale und Liebe [Intrigue and Love], 2. Akt, 2. Szene:",
          "text": "Aber unser gnädigster Landesherr ließ alle Regimenter auf dem Paradeplatz aufmarschieren und die Maulaffen niederschießen.",
          "translation": "Intrigue and Love",
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          "ref": "1920, Georg Engel, Claus Störtebecker, Leipzig: Grethlein & Co. GmbH:",
          "text": "»Geh – geh, Müßiggänger und Maulaffen brauchen wir hier nicht. Bring lieber was Tüchtiges heim, damit wir Ruhe haben vor dem Vogt.",
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          "text": "[Lear:] Wo ist mein Narr? ho! Ich denke, die ganze Welt ligt im Schlaf / Was ists? was sagt der Maulaffe?",
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