HANDCUFFING

Verb

handcuffing

present participle of handcuff

Noun

handcuffing (plural handcuffings)

The act by which somebody is handcuffed.

Source: Wiktionary


HANDCUFF

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



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