The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
handcuff (plural handcuffs)
One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.
Synonyms: manacle, wristlet
• fetter
• shackle
handcuff (third-person singular simple present handcuffs, present participle handcuffing, simple past and past participle handcuffed)
To apply handcuffs to
(figuratively) to restrain or restrict.
• (apply handcuffs to): manacle
Source: Wiktionary
Hand"cuff`, n. Etym: [AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops, fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,]
Definition: A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle;
– usually in the plural.
Hand"cuff`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handcuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Handcuffing.]
Definition: To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. Hay (1754).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.