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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhf]
- /kʌf/
- /kʌf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhf]
- /kʌf/
Definitions of cuffs word
- noun plural cuffs short for handcuffs 3
- noun cuffs a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet. 1
- verb with object cuffs to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet. 1
- idioms cuffs off the cuff, Informal. extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment. unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff. 1
- idioms cuffs on the cuff, Slang. with the promise of future payment; on credit. without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff. 1
- noun cuffs Plural form of cuff. 1
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Origin of cuffs
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cuffe mitten; perhaps akin to Old English cuffie cap < Medieval Latin cuphia coif1
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Parts of speech for Cuffs
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cuffs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cuffs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cuffs
noun cuffs
- iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- bilboes — a long iron bar with two sliding shackles, formerly used to confine the ankles of a prisoner
- handcuffs — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- wristlet — a band worn around the wrist, especially to protect it from cold.
- leg irons — A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.
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