v. t.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Deut. xxv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To bring the mouth or muzzle near. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bear muzzles and smells to him. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel. ]
With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Muzzle sight. (Gun.)
n. A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Receiving its charge through the muzzle;