CUFF

I. noun Etymology: Middle English coffe, ~e mitten Date: 1522 something (as a part of a sleeve or glove) encircling the wrist, the turned-back hem of a trouser leg, 3. hand~ , a usually wide metal band worn as a bracelet, an inflatable band that is wrapped around an extremity to control the flow of blood through the part when recording blood pressure with a sphygmomanometer, ~less adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1693 to furnish with a ~, hand~ , III. verb Etymology: perhaps from obsolete English, glove, from Middle English Date: 1530 transitive verb to strike especially with or as if with the palm of the hand ; buffet , intransitive verb fight , s~le , IV. noun Date: 1570 a blow with the hand especially when open ; slap