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cuff
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed (k?ft); p. pr. & vb. n. Cuffing.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ] 1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. [1913 Webster] I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak. [1913 Webster] They with their quills did all the hurt they could, And cuffed the tender chickens from their food. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuff \Cuff\, v. i.
To fight; to scuffle; to box.
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While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.
--Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuff \Cuff\, n.
A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
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Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies;
Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.
--Spenser.
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Many a bitter kick and cuff. --Hudibras.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cuff \Cuff\, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. Coif.] [1913 Webster] 1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand. [1913 Webster] He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band, short cuffs, and a peaked beard. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
