cuffs
/ (kʌfs) /
informal short for handcuffs: See handcuff (def. 2)
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How to use cuffs in a sentence
For years, Cuomo gave me a hard time every time we crossed paths about whether I had cuffs or pleats.
The entire process of preplanning and printing the hand, brackets, and cuffs takes just over a day.
3-D Printing Is Changing the Future of Prosthetics | Lucy Vernasco | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBary raps about a life filled with hardships, a life without love and spent “evading the cuffs.”
Then Molly gets the call, which is more how it would be in real life than the version where she snaps the cuffs on at the end.
The Shocking ‘Fargo’ Finale: Creator Noah Hawley Breaks Down the Epic Bloodbath | Kevin Fallon | June 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe last to take the runway was a shimmering gold, high-low gown with two elbow length cuffs, a thick choker, and heeled mules.
The Blessing of Thom Browne Latest Collection | Erin Cunningham | February 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
There are no chains to my prison, no steel cuffs to gall the limbs, no guards to threaten and cow me.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydLocked in his office, he is occupied from morning till evening in the manufacture of shirt-fronts, collars, and cuffs of paper.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetShe dressed in simple lines and quiet tones, dark blues and black, with only a broad lace collar and cuffs in neat relief.
The Woman Gives | Owen JohnsonHarvey glanced rather contemptuously at the lean, attenuated arm that the other displayed, where he had rolled his cuffs back.
The Rival Campers Afloat | Ruel Perley SmithI suppose I interrupted Scott at some critical performance, for he came to me with his coat-cuffs turned up and no wristbands on.
Johnny Ludlow, Fourth Series | Mrs. Henry Wood
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