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(plural only) A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
Plural form of handcuff.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcuff.
Possibly influenced by Old English handcops, from hand + cops (“fetter, chains”), but due to lack of continuity (centuries between Old English and modern term), generally analyzed as a re-invention.
From Wiktionary
1775, from hand + cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”).
The handcuffs never hurt, right?
Jule pulled his hands free from the handcuffs and tugged the blanket up.
Jonathan dangled a second pair of handcuffs in front of Dean.
Use a pair of handcuffs and connect them to the Starlite and a vending machine that you create.
His escapes were real and certified by police officers and military personnel, because he used real straitjackets, handcuffs, chains and locks.
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