Dryden.
Muzzle sight. (Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.
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. "My dagger muzzled." Shak.
Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.
Deut. xxv. 4.