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handcuff
noun
-
handcuff
,
handcuffing
,
handcuffs
,
handcuffed
a
pair
of
metal
rings
joined
by
a
short
chain
,
used
for
fastening
a
prisoner's
wrists
together
.
•
The
police
officer
clicked
the
handcuffs
onto
the
suspect's
wrists
.
The
police
officer
clicked
the
handcuffs
onto
the
suspect's
wrists
.
•
The
thief
was
dragged
away
in
handcuffs
.
The
thief
was
dragged
away
in
handcuffs
.
Mid
17th
century
(
originally
denoting
a
kind
of
gauntlet
):
from
hand
+
cuff
in
the
sense
of
‘
glove
’.
verb
-
handcuff
,
handcuffing
,
handcuffs
,
handcuffed
restrain
or
secure
(
someone
)
with
handcuffs
.
•
The
officers
quickly
handcuffed
the
bank
robber
.
The
officers
quickly
handcuffed
the
bank
robber
.
•
She
handcuffed
the
prisoner
to
the
bedpost
.
She
handcuffed
the
prisoner
to
the
bedpost
.
Mid
17th
century
(
originally
denoting
a
kind
of
gauntlet
):
from
hand
+
cuff
in
the
sense
of
‘
glove
’.