handcuff

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair.

Verb

1. (transitive) To apply handcuffs to someone.
2. (figuratively, transitive) to restrain or restrict.

Concetti

ammanettare

manette

manetta

braccialetto

bracciale

sinonimi

manacle

shackle

fetter

cuff

restrain

chain

confine

handlock

handcuffs

bind

fasten

secure

tether

tie

manacles

irons

fetters

moor

close

restraint

restrict

iron bracelet

chain up

snip

stringer

leg-iron

put in chains

trammel

arm band

bracelet

gird

hitch

hobble

imprison

Traduzioni

menotte

esposas

esposar

in de boeien slaan

kelepçe

algemar

Handschellen anlegen

enchaîner

menottes

passer les menottes à

handboeien omdoen

algema

emmanillar

boeien

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈhændˌkʌf/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: handcops

Ereditato da inglese antico: handcops

In summary

From hand + cuff (“end of shirtsleeve”). Possibly an adaptation of Middle English handcops (“shackles for the hand, handcuffs”), from Old English handcops, from hand + cops, cosp (“fetter, chains”), but due to a lack of continuity (centuries between Old English and the modern term), generally analyzed as a re-invention. Nominal form first appears c. 1591 in the publications of John Florio. Verbal form first appears c. 1649.