: a plastic strip that can be fastened as a restraint around a person's wrists or ankles
flex-cuff transitive verb

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flex-cuff was in 1981

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Cite this Entry

“Flex-cuff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flex-cuff. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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