# der Maulaffe

der Maulaffe is a German noun meaning “head-shaped holder for fatwood (Kienspan), where the fatwood is put into the head's mouth”. Forms: des Maulaffen, die Maulaffen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Maulaffen
- Plural: die Maulaffen

## Meanings

1. _historical_ head-shaped holder for fatwood (Kienspan), where the fatwood is put into the head's mouth
2. _derogatory_ idle gaper
   - [Lear:] Wo ist mein Narr? ho! Ich denke, die ganze Welt ligt im Schlaf / Was ists? was sagt der Maulaffe? — Where's my Fool? Ho, I think the world's asleep / How now? Where's that mongrel?

## Examples

- Er stand da und hielt Maulaffen feil. — He stood there, gawping.

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