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Synonyms for cuff

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : kuhf
Phonetic Transcription : kÊŒf

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Définition of cuff

Origin :
  • "bottom of a sleeve," mid-14c., cuffe "hand covering, mitten, glove," perhaps somehow from Medieval Latin cuffia "head covering," of uncertain origin. Sense of "band around the sleeve" is first attested 1520s; sense of "hem of trousers" is 1911. Off the cuff "extemporaneously" is 1938 American English colloquial, suggesting an actor or speaker reading from notes jotted on his shirt sleeves rather than learned lines. Cuff links is from 1897.
  • noun beating with hands
  • verb beat with hands
Example sentences :
  • I am starting on a hunt in darkest Deanery for my cuff links.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • The blacksmith talked, and Yates listened, putting now and then a mark on his cuff.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Then it was that no cuff nor sharp word was necessary before they could pat him.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • But with the master the cuff was always too light to hurt the flesh.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • His eyes shone, as he hid the little, sharp knife up his cuff.
  • Extract from : « Stories of a Western Town » by Octave Thanet
  • He shot his cuff once more and wrote on it: "Dog—conciliate."
  • Extract from : « The Girl on the Boat » by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
  • I took my Mauser and also hid in the cuff of my coat my cyanide of potassium.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • She needs to have you cuff her ears now and then, that Tabby.
  • Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern
  • What happened if you snapped half the cuff around your own wrist first?
  • Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • As in the case of Bucket, the effective armor of Cuff is flattery.
  • Extract from : « Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations » by William Howe

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