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cuffs

British  
/ kʌfs /

plural noun

  1. informal short for handcuffs See handcuff

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Sunburned in my memory was the wall of belts, cuffs and chokers dripping gloriously in silver studs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

My left arm and hand are enveloped in a mass of probes, wires, gizmos and cuffs.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

He was also suffering, he said, from herniated discs and torn rotator cuffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Commander Fitz cried, her voice high and panicked as she yanked at the cuffs.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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