cuff

¹cuff

noun \ˈkəf\

Definition of CUFF

1

: something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist

2

: the turned-back hem of a trouser leg

3

a : handcuff —usually used in plural b : a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet

4

: an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer

— cuff·less \ˈkəf-ləs\ adjective

— off the cuff

: without preparation : ad lib <speaking off the cuff>

— on the cuff

: on credit <transacting business on the cuff>

Origin of CUFF

Middle English coffe, cuffe mitten

First Known Use: 1522

Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator

Rhymes with CUFF

bluff, buff, chough, chuff, duff, fluff, gruff, guff, huff, luff, muff, puff, rough, ruff, scruff, scuff, slough, snuff, sough, stuff, tough, tuff