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noun
1.
a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
2.
a turned-up fold, as at the bottom of a trouser leg.
3.
the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist.
4.
a separate or detachable band or piece of fabric worn about the wrist, inside or outside of the sleeve.
5.
EXPANDan elasticized, ribbed, or reinforced band at the top of a sock or stocking.
6.
a band of leather or other material, wider than a collar, sewed around the outside of the top of a shoe or boot to serve as a trimming or finish.
7.
a handcuff.
8.
Anatomy. a bandlike muscle or group of muscles encircling a body part.
9.
Furniture. a horizontal strip of veneer used as an ornament on a leg.
10.
COLLAPSEMedicine/Medical. an inflatable wrap placed around the upper arm and used in conjunction with a device for recording blood pressure.
verb (used with object)
11.
to make a cuff or cuffs on: to cuff a pair of trousers.
12.
to put handcuffs on.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
13.
off the cuff, Informal.
a.
extemporaneously; on the spur of the moment.
b.
unofficially or informally: I'm telling you this strictly off the cuff.
14.
on the cuff, Slang.
a.
with the promise of future payment; on credit.
b.
without charge; with no payment expected: He enjoyed his meal the more because it was on the cuff.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cuffe mitten; perhaps akin to Old English cuffie cap < Medieval Latin cuphia coif
1350–1400; Middle English cuffe mitten; perhaps akin to Old English cuffie cap < Medieval Latin cuphia coif
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verb (used with object)
1.
to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet.
noun
2.
a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dialect kuffa to push, shove
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dialect kuffa to push, shove
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Word Origin & History
cuff
"hit," 1530, perhaps from Sw. kuffa "to thrust, push."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
cuff (kŭf)
n.
A bandlike structure encircling a part.
An inflatable band, usually wrapped around the upper arm, that is used along with a sphygmomanometer in measuring arterial blood pressure.
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