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]