handcuff
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of handcuff
Examples from the Web for handcuffs
Contemporary Examples of handcuffs
“Defendant moved his hands in a manner so as to avoid the application of handcuffs to his wrists,” the complaint says.
He had been left hanging, by handcuffs and not allowed to lower his arms for 22 hours each day for two consecutive days.
Whenever I left the room I had ear muffs, handcuffs and a blindfold placed upon me.
“While in the building, I was kept on a hard floor in handcuffs and in leg irons,” he says.
“[I] had ear muffs placed over my ears, my eyes were blindfolded, and I was placed in handcuffs,” he reports.
Historical Examples of handcuffs
They had at the time two or three of his neighbours in handcuffs as prisoners.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis MarionWilliam Dobein James
The girl shook the links of the handcuffs in a gesture stronger than words.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
I do not object in the least to the handcuffs; and, if you are dying to handcuff somebody, handcuff me.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
"Come along," said the impassive Stoliker, taking the handcuffs from his pocket.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
Stoliker slipped the handcuffs into his pocket again, and mounted his horse.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr