muffler

muffler (ˈmʌflə)

—n
1.	a thick scarf, collar, etc
2.	(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): silencer any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle
3.	something that muffles

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muffler

1530s as a kind of scarf, from muffle; as an automobile exhaust system silencer, it is attested from 1895.

Example sentences

The muffler manufacturing process was changed to correct the cracking problem.

The muffler on the burner was repositioned in between the elbow and the draft tube.

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