cuff

[Cuff]

A cuff is the very end of a long sleeve or the rolled bottom of your jeans. You might prefer to wear a cuff on the bottom of your pants in order to show off your striped socks.

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To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

Noun
the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

Noun
shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

Verb
confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"

Verb
hit with the hand

v. t.
To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

v. t.
To buffet.

v. i.
To fight; to scuffle; to box.

n.
A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.

n.
The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.

n.
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.

Cuff

Cuff (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed (kft); 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.

They with their quills did all the hurt they could, And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.

2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." Tennyson.

Cuff

Cuff, v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.

While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.

Cuff

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.

Many a bitter kick and cuff.

Cuff

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.

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.

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

To fight; to scuffle; to box.

A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.

The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.

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Usage Examples

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.

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