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etymology again: cuff
cuff2 [kuhf]
verb (used with object)
1. to strike with the open hand; beat; buffet. noun
2. a blow with the fist or the open hand; buffet.
Origin:
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dialect kuffa to push, shove
1520–30; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Low German kuffen, Norwegian, Swedish dialect kuffa to push, shove
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but i think cuff in this meaning comes from the Arabic: kaff – the palm.
but i think cuff in this meaning comes from the Arabic: kaff – the palm.
