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shoots one's cuffs

shoots one's cuffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's cuffs.

Meaning of shoot one's cuffs

Verb

shoot one's cuffs (third-person singular simple present shoots one's cuffs, present participle shooting one's cuffs, simple past and past participle shot one's cuffs)

  1. To straighten one's arms with a sudden movement to make the cuffs of one's shirt appear beyond the sleeves of one's coat or jacket.
    • Take a pretty young man from behind the desk or the counter. He must be possessed of consummate vanity. Teach him to shoot his cuffs, square his elbows, and brandish his pocket handkerchief.1875 July 3, “The Capitol’s Critic’s Cookery Book”, in The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News: A High-class Weekly Journal of Sports, Art, Literature, Music, and the Drama; Containing Numerous...

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What is shoots one's cuffs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots one's cuffs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot one's cuffs.

Words near shoots one's cuffs in the dictionary

  1. shoots off
  2. shoots off at the mouth
  3. shoots off one's mouth
  4. shoots one in the sink
  5. shoots one's bolt
  6. shoots one's cuffs
  7. shoots one's load
  8. shoots one's mouth off
  9. shoots one's shot
  10. shoots one's wad
  11. shoots oneself in the foot

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