cuff /ˈkʌf/
袖口,巴掌(vt.)用巴掌打(vi.)毆斗
cuff /ˈkəf/ 名詞
套囊
Cuff v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed p. pr. & vb. n. Cuffing.]
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.”
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.
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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cuff
n 1: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end
of the sleeve or leg [syn: turnup]
2: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked
around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: handcuffs,
handcuff, cuffs, handlock, manacle]
v 1: hit with the hand [syn: whomp]
2: confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or
handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene
of the crime" [syn: manacle, handcuff]