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cuff

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1. cuff - Noun

2. cuff - Verb

3. Cuff - Proper noun

Meaning

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

To fight; to scuffle; to box.

A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.

The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The honors Hollywood has for the writer are as dubious as tissue-paper cuff links. Ben Hecht

I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways. Jon Hamm

Don't wear your heart on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff. Elvis Costello

Let the fairy tale begin on a winter's morning, then, with one drop of blood newly-fallen on the ivory snow: a drop as bright as a clear-cut ruby, red as a single spot of claret on the lace cuff. Ellen Kushner

A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face the facts, it's all over baby. Don Drysdale

I don't want to start producing dressing gowns and cuff links with the Purdey name stamped on them. Making Purdey the leading gunmaker is our priority. Once we have succeeded in doing that, then we might look at some accessories, but it is a long haul. Johann Rupert

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