What does "handcuff" mean?
Handcuff: A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plural.
Additional senses
- 2.To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. Hay (1754).
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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