CUFF

cuff, turnup

(noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle

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

manacle, cuff, handcuff

(verb) confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; “The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime”

cuff, whomp

(verb) hit with the hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

cuff (plural cuffs)

(obsolete) glove; mitten

the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist

the end of a pants leg, folded up

(informal, plurale tantum) handcuffs

Verb

cuff (third-person singular simple present cuffs, present participle cuffing, simple past and past participle cuffed)

(transitive) To furnish with cuffs.

(transitive) To handcuff.

Etymology 2

Verb

cuff (third-person singular simple present cuffs, present participle cuffing, simple past and past participle cuffed)

(transitive) To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

(intransitive) To fight; to scuffle; to box.

To buffet.

Noun

cuff (plural cuffs)

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

Etymology 3

Noun

cuff (plural cuffs)

(Scotland) The scruff of the neck.

Etymology

Proper noun

Cuff (plural Cuffs)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cuff is the 10598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3022 individuals. Cuff is most common among White (64.96%) and Black/African American (25.12%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

Cuff (kf), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed (k; p. pr. & vb. n. Cuffing.] Etym: [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.

Definition: To fight; to scuffle; to box. While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden.

Cuff, n.

Definition: 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. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition