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handicuffs

handicuffs noun: hand-to-hand fighting; fisticuffs.

Noun

handicuffs (uncountable)

  1. Hand-to-hand fighting; fisticuffs.

Forms of handicuffs

alternative formhandycuffs

Questions about handicuffs

What does handicuffs mean?
Handicuffs means hand-to-hand fighting; fisticuffs.
What part of speech is handicuffs?
Handicuffs is a noun.

Words near handicuffs in the dictionary

  1. handicraftsman
  2. handicraftsmanship
  3. handicraftsmen
  4. handicraftswoman
  5. handicraftswomen
  6. handicuffs
  7. handie
  8. handie talkie
  9. handie talkies
  10. handie-talkie
  11. handie-talkies

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