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shock cuffs

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[shok kuhfs] / ˈʃɒk ˌkʌfs /

plural noun

  1. metal handcuffs that deliver an electric shock of low amperage but high voltage, used to momentarily stun a prisoner or a person being arrested.

    She made a small attempt to move her arms, but failed, as the shock cuffs restrained her.

Etymology

Origin of shock cuffs

First recorded in 1990–95

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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