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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.
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I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.
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They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
--Dryden.
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2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." --Tennyson.
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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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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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Cuff \Cuff\, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif;
as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. {Coif}.]
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1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve
turned back from the hand.
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He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band,
short cuffs, and a peaked beard. --Arbuthnot.
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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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