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Cuffing
(gcide) | Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cuffed (k?ft); p. pr. &
vb. n. Cuffing.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to
check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ]
1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the
hand; to slap.
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I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.
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They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
--Dryden.
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2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." --Tennyson.
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Handcuffing
(gcide) | Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (h[a^]nd"k[u^]f`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Handcuffed (-k[u^]ft`); p. pr. & vb. n. Handcuffing.]
To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754).
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Scuffing
(gcide) | Scuff \Scuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scuffing.]
1. To cause a blemish on the surface of, by scraping against
an object; as, he scuffed his shoe on the ground.
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2. To scrape with one's foot; as, he scuffed the chair leg
with his shoe.
[PJC]Scuff \Scuff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scuffed (sk[u^]ft); p. pr.
& vb. n. Scuffing.] [See Scuffle.]
To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping
or dragging movement; to shuffle.
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