\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.
         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.'' --Tennyson.

\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. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif;
as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. {Coif}.]
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.