Muz·zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muzzled p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling ]
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.”
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. --Deut. xxv. 4.
2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.]