Meaning of HANDCUFF
| Pronunciation: | | 'hand`kuf
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- [n] shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
- [v] confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime"
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| | Synonyms: | | cuff, cuff, cuffs, handcuffs, handlock, manacle, manacle |
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| | See Also: | | bond, fetter, hamper, shackle, shackle, trammel, trammels | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Hand"cuff`\, n. [AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops,
fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,]
A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist,
usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a
manacle; -- usually in the plural.
\Hand"cuff`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handcuffed}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Handcuffing}.]
To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754).
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