About The Word Cuff
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Cuff Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Cuff?
[n] the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
[n] shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [v] confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [v] hit with the hand Synonyms | Synonyms for Cuff: cuffs | handcuff | handcuff | handcuffs | handlock | manacle | manacle | turnup | whomp Related Terms | Find terms related to Cuff: bat | bilbo | blip | blow | bond | bonds | box | box the ears | bridle | buffet | bust | camisole | chains | chop | clip | clout | collar | cuffs | cut | fetter | flap | gag | gyves | halter | hamper | handcuffs | haymaker | hit | hobbles | hopples | irons | lash | leading strings | leash | manacle | muzzle | Oregon boat | paste | pillory | poke | punch | reins | restraint | restraints | shackle | slap | slap the face | smack | sock | spank | spat | stocks | straightjacket | straitjacket | strait-waistcoat | stranglehold | strike | stripe | swack | tether | token punishment | trammel | trammels | wallop | whack | whip | whomp | yoke See Also | arm | bond | facing | fetter | hamper | lap | leg | overlap | shackle | shackle | slap | sleeve | trammel | trammels | trouser cuff Cuff In Webster's Dictionary \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuffed} (k?ft); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Cuffing}.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to
check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ]
1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the
hand; to slap.
I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.
They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
--Dryden.
2. To buffet. ``Cuffed by the gale.'' --Tennyson.
\Cuff\, v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box. While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. --Dryden. \Cuff\, n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap. Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff. --Spenser. Many a bitter kick and cuff. --Hudibras. \Cuff\, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. {Coif}.] 1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand. He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band, short cuffs, and a peaked beard. --Arbuthnot. 2. Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like. |
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