handcuffs

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
2. (figuratively, plural, plural-only) Any abstract constraint, such as rules, regulations, or lack of resources.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of handcuff

handcuff

• Noun
• Verb

Llegeix-ne més

Conceptes

manilles

Sinònims

manacles

fetters

shackles

manacle

handcuff

braces

darbies

bonds

brandinʼ irons

bracelet

bracelets

irons

nipper

stocks

Traduccions

menottes

Handschellen

manette

esposas

handboeien

menotte

kelepçe

χειροπέδη

algema

Handfesseln

manicae

algemas

Handschelle

pinces

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès antic: handcops

In summary

1775, from hand + cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”).
Possibly influenced by Old English handcops, from hand + cops (“fetter, chains”), but due to lack of continuity (centuries between Old English and modern term), generally analyzed as a re-invention.