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Look up: cuff

  1. cuff
    [n] - the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg 2. [v] - hit with the hand
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. cuff
    dans les tensiomètres, bande de caoutchouc qu`on enroule autour du bras du patient. Category: Medicine
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Cuff
    Cuff transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cuffed (k...ft); present participle & verbal noun Cuffing .] [ Confer Swedish kuffa to knock, push, kufva to check, subdue, and English cow , transitive verb ] 1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. « I swear I'll
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/200

  4. Cuff
    Cuff intransitive verb To fight; to scuffle; to box. « While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/200

  5. Cuff
    Cuff noun 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. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/200

  6. Cuff
    Cuff noun [ Perh. from French coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Confer 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 wris ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/200

  7. cuff
    Any structure shaped like a cuff. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. cuff
    turnup noun the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. cuff
    whomp verb hit with the hand
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Cuff
    A `cuff` is an extra layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment covering the arms. In U.S. usage the word may also refer to the end of the leg of a pair of pants. The functional purpose of turned cuffs is to protect the material from fraying and, when frayed, to allow the cuffs to be repaired or replaced without major changes to the garment. Cuffs may be made by turning back the material, or a separate band of material may be s...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuff

  11. Cuff
    • (v. i.) To fight; to scuffle; to box. • (v. t.) To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. • (n.) A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap. • (v. t.) To buffet. • (n.) Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. cuff
    Any structure shaped like a cuff.
    Found on

  13. Cuff
    A decorative, elastic or other band worn around the wrists.
    Found on http://www.labeshops.com/news/?page_id=9


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