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Definition of Handcuffs
1. Noun. (plurale tantum) A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of handcuff) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of handcuff) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Handcuffs
1. handcuff [v] - See also: handcuff
Lexicographical Neighbors of Handcuffs
Literary usage of Handcuffs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Knights of the handcuffs. Constables, policemen, etc., who carry handcuffs for
refractory or suspicion! prisoners taken up by them. Knights of the Hare. ..."
2. Hunger by Knut Hamsun (1920)
"I would almost have stretched out my wrists for the handcuffs. I would not have
offered the slightest resistance; on the contrary, I would have assisted ..."
3. The Practice at Law, in Equity, and in Special Proceedings in All the Courts by William Wait (1872)
"handcuffs on defendant. It is clearly illegal for an officer after an arrest on
civil process to handcuff or manacle the defendant, unless he has attempted ..."
4. Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Helen Campbell, Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas Byrnes (1892)
"The "Tub of Misery"—A Miserable Sight —Gutter-Soaked Rugs and Matted Hair —
Rounders — Terrible Scenes—Insanity in handcuffs— Results of Trying to "Sec Life ..."
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