handcuffs

Senso (Inglese)

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

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Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese antico: 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.