": a blow with the hand especially when open : slap":[],
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": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer":[],
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"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"1570, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
},
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"Middle English coffe, cuffe mitten":"Noun",
"perhaps from obsolete English, glove, from Middle English":"Verb"
},
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"\u02c8k\u0259f"
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"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
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"verb"
]
},
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"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
],
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": a blow with the hand especially when open : slap":[],
": a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet":[],
": an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer":[],
": fight , scuffle":[],
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": on credit":[
"transacting business on the cuff"
],
": something (such as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist":[],
": the turned-back hem of a trouser leg":[],
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"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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": a usually ornamental device consisting of two parts joined by a shank, chain, or bar for passing through buttonholes to fasten shirt cuffs":[
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"My husband wore a suit and tie, a white shirt with cuff links , a black felt fedora, and a gray wool coat. \u2014 Beverly Beckham, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Jan. 2020",
"Coffee fans from all over can\u2019t deny that these cuff links from Nordstrom are eye-catching and a great novelty item. \u2014 Alicia Kortendick, al , 26 Sep. 2019",
"The groom donned a gray three-piece suit and custom cuff links with a compass and their wedding ceremony coordinates engraved, a gift from the bride. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Sep. 2019",
"Iddy Biddy Buddah also turns the fine hair of babies into the centerpieces of cuff links , pendants and necklaces. \u2014 Sonja Haller, USA TODAY , 19 Nov. 2019",
"In the other instance, cuff links and approximately $30 in cash were taken, police said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 30 Oct. 2019",
"Here are some gifts, ranging from prints to cuff links , that coffee fans will get a kick out of. \u2014 Alicia Kortendick, al , 26 Sep. 2019",
"Grooms can wear the Duncan Quinn cuff links ($525) and a necktie ($285). \u2014 Alyson Krueger, New York Times , 10 Sep. 2019",
"Tiffany has sold money clips, cuff links , rings, and other traditional jewelry for men. \u2014 Anne D\u2019innocenzio, BostonGlobe.com , 23 Aug. 2019"
],
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"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213047"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": fellow , chap \u2014 see queer cuffin":[]
},
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"\u02c8k\u0259f\u0259\u0307n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
"probably modification of Romany kova thing, person":""
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213324"
},
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"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": one that stitches cuffs to various articles of clothing or who folds the top of short hose":[],
": a preposterous story : yarn":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8k\u0259f\u0259(r)",
"\""
],
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"cuff entry 1 + -er":"Noun",
"English dialect cuff to talk over, gossip (perhaps from cuff entry 5 ) + English -er":"Noun"
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213837"
},
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"noun",
"verb"
],
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"speaking off the cuff"
],
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},
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],
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"bat",
"beat",
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"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
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"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"fetter",
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"1522, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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