CUFF, noun [Latin , Gr.] 1. A blow with the fist; a stroke; a box. 2. It is used of fowls that fight with their talons. To be at fisty-cuffs, to fight with blows of the fist. CUFF, verb transitive To strike with the fist, as a man; or with talons or wings, as a fowl. CUFF, verb intransitive To fight; to scuffle. CUFF, noun [This word probably signifies a fold or doubling.] The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI