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hand·cuff
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/
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noun
1.
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.
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verb (used with object)
2.
to put handcuffs on.
3.
to restrain or thwart (someone) by or as if by handcuffing:
The amendments handcuffed the committee and prevented further action.
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Origin:
1635–45;
hand
+
cuff
1
Related forms
un·hand·cuff,
verb (used with object)
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handcuff
(ˈhændˌkʌf)
—
vb
1.
(
tr
) to put handcuffs on (a person); manacle
—
n
2.
(
plural
) a pair of locking metal rings joined by a short bar or chain for securing prisoners, etc
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handcuff
1775, from
hand
+
cuff
. The verb is first attested 1720. O.E. had hondcops "a pair of hand cuffs," but the modern word is a re-invention.
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