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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuffed} (k?ft); p. pr & vb n. {Cuffing}.] [Cf. Sw kuffa to knock, push,kufva to check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ] 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. To buffet. ``Cuffed by the gale.'' --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cuffed adj : struck with especially the open hand; "hung his head like a cuffed and chastised child"; "wondered which was the worse punishment, her slapped face or her injured feelings" [syn: {slapped}]
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