Cuff

Definition of Cuff

Pronunciation: k?f

v. t.	1.	To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed (k ft); p. pr. & vb. n. Cuffing.] 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.
v. i.	1.	To fight; to scuffle; to box. While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. - Dryden.
n.	1.	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.
	1.
	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.

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