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Handcuff
Handcuff Hand"cuff`, n. [AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops,
fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,]
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.
HandcuffHandcuff Hand"cuff`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handcuffed; p. pr.
& vb. n. Handcuffing.]
To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754).
Meaning of Handcuffs from wikipedia
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Handcuffs are
restraint devices designed to
secure an individual's
wrists in
proximity to each other. They
comprise two parts,
linked together by a chain...
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Handcuffs are
restraint devices.
Handcuff or
Handcuffs may also
refer to:
Plastic handcuffs, a
restraint made with
plastic straps Handcuff cover, a piece...
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Golden handcuffs, a
phrase first recorded in 1976,
refers to
financial allurements and
benefits that have the
objective to
encourage highly compensated...
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Plastic handcuffs (also
called PlastiCuffs, FlexiCuffs, zip cuffs, flex
cuffs or
Double Cuffs) are a form of
physical restraint for the
hands made of...
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Holiday in
Handcuffs is a 2007
American crime comedy television film
directed by Ron Underwood,
written by Sara Endsley, and
starring Melissa Joan Hart...
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handcuff cover is a
plastic or
metal cover that can be
placed over a pair of
handcuffs. It
consists of a hinged, box-like ****embly
locked over the
handcuff chain...
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within the
United Kingdom.
Speedcuffs consist of two
conventional ratchet handcuffs connected by a
rigid metal bar,
which is
enclosed in a
plastic grip secured...
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while some used in
Asian countries are chain-linked, like
miniature handcuffs.
Thumbcuffs are
rarely used due to an
increased possibility of injury...
- trap (also
known as a
Chinese finger puzzle,
Chinese thumb cuff,
Chinese handcuffs, and
similar variants) is a gag toy used to play a
practical joke on unsuspecting...
- it. In 1904,
thousands watched as
Houdini tried to
escape from
special handcuffs commissioned by London's
Daily Mirror,
keeping them in
suspense for an...
