v. t.
I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
And cuffed the tender chickens from their food. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To fight; to scuffle; to box. [ 1913 Webster ]
While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A blow; esp., a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap. [ 1913 Webster ]
Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies;
Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Many a bitter kick and cuff. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif; as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. Coif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band, short cuffs, and a peaked beard. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A name for a negro. [ Slang ] [ 1913 Webster ]