cuff
21Cuff — Recorded in many spelling forms including Cuff, Cuffe, and diminutives Cuffey, Cuffin, Cufflin, and Cufling, this surname is both English and Irish. It has a number of possible origins. The first is that it was a metonymic occupational name for a …
22cuff — n. 1) a French cuff 2) (misc.) (esp. AE) on the cuff ( on credit ) * * * [kʌf] a French cuff (misc.) (esp. AE) on the cuff ( on credit ) …
23cuff — I [[t]kʌf[/t]] n. 1) clo a fold or band serving as a trim or finish, esp. at the bottom of a sleeve 2) clo the turned up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg 3) clo the part of a glove that extends over the wrist 4) a handcuff 5) anat. a band of… …
24cuff — I. /kʌf / (say kuf) noun 1. a fold, band, or variously shaped piece serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve or trouser leg. 2. the part of a gauntlet or long glove that extends over the wrist. 3. a separate or detachable band… …
25cuff — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Edge of a sleeve or pants leg] Syn. French cuff, fold, wristband; see band 1 , hem . 2. [A blow] Syn. slap, punch, hit; see blow 1 . • off the cuff*, Syn. extemporaneous, extemporaneously, unofficial, offhand; see… …
26cuff — cuff1 [kʌf] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cuff glove (14 16 centuries)] 1.) the end of a sleeve 2.) AmE a narrow piece of cloth turned upwards at the bottom of a trouser leg British Equivalent: turn up 3.) an action in which you hit someone lightly …
27cuff — 1. n. 1 a the end part of a sleeve. b a separate band of linen worn round the wrist so as to appear under the sleeve. c the part of a glove covering the wrist. 2 US a trouser turn up. 3 (in pl.) colloq. handcuffs. Phrases and idioms: cuff link a… …
28cuff — See: OFF THE CUFF, ON THE CUFF …
29cuff — See: OFF THE CUFF, ON THE CUFF …
30cuff — See: off the cuff, on the cuff …
