Muzzling

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.]
     1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to
        prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to
        sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; as, the
        dictator muzzled all the newspapers. "My dagger muzzled."


        --Shak.
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              Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out
              the corn.                             --Deut. xxv.
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     2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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