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Entry 6 senses · 4 variants Webster, 1913

Cuff

/(k?f)/ · IPA /kʌf/
01 v. t. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
imp. & p. p. Cuffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Cuffing
  1. 1.
    To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
    “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. 2.
    To buffet.
02 v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  1. 1.
    To fight; to scuffle; to box.
    “While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.” — Dryden.
03 n. A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  1. 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.
04 n. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
  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. 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.