cuff etymology

Etymology and Origin

"Cuff" is derived from the Anglo-Norman word "cuffe," meaning "part of a sleeve covering the wrist," which itself comes from the Old French "coufe." The Old French word is likely of Germanic origin, related to the Middle Dutch "cuffe" and the Middle Low German "cuffe" or "kuffe," all of which originally referred to a covering for the head.

Meaning

1. A band or strip of material attached to the bottom of a shirt sleeve or the top of a sock that covers the wrist or ankle.
2. A decorative band worn around the wrist, usually made of fabric or metal.
3. A blow or strike delivered with the closed fist.
4. (Informal) A good or excellent person or thing.

Usage Examples:

• She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her lace cuffs.
• He wore gold and diamond cuffs that jingled as he walked.
• He landed a mighty cuff on his opponent's chin.
• This new album is a cuff, I can't stop listening to it.

cuff relate terms

• fisticuffs

  Etymology The word fisticuffs is derived from the Latin word fisticus meaning perta

• fist

  Etymology The word fist comes from the Old English word fyst which is related to th

• cuff

  Etymology and Origin Cuff is derived from the Anglo Norman word cuffe meaning part

• handcuff

  Etymology Hand from Old English hand cuff from Middle English cuffe meaning a

• hand

  Etymology The word hand comes from the Old English word hand which is itself derive

• cuff

  Etymology and Origin Cuff is derived from the Anglo Norman word cuffe meaning part

• scuff

  Etymology Old French escouffer Vulgar Latin excopulare to strike off Latin ex

• shove

  Etymology and Meaning of Shove The word shove has its origins in Old English scyf

• cuff

  Etymology and Origin Cuff is derived from the Anglo Norman word cuffe meaning part

• manacle

  Etymology The word manacle comes from the Late Latin word manacula meaning handcuff

• manacle

  Etymology The word manacle comes from the Late Latin word manacula meaning handcuff

• coup

  Etymology The word coup is derived from the French verb cooper meaning to cut or

• shackle

  Etymology The word shackle comes from the Middle English word shakele which in turn

• hamper

  Etymology Middle English hamper from Old French hanaper from Medieval Latin hanaperu