or muff-cap, subs. (common).—The flat woollen cap worn by charity-boys.
1837. R. H. BARHAM, The Ingoldsby Legends, ‘The Spectre of Tappington’ (ed. 1862), p. 9. Mr. Peters, though now a wealthy man, had received a liberal education at a charity-school, and was apt to recur to the days of his MUFFIN-CAP and leathers.
1838. DICKENS, Oliver Twist, vi. His jealousy was roused by seeing the new boy promoted to the black stick and hatband, while he, the old one, remained stationary in the MUFFIN-CAP and leathers.
1872. Daily Telegraph, 4 July. The Americans, indeed, appear to have a peculiar fondness for the ‘busby’ and the MUFF-CAP as items of military headgear, distinctly preferring them to the helmet.
