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handcuffs

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hand·cuff  (hndkf)
n.
A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural.
tr.v. hand·cuffed, hand·cuff·ing, hand·cuffs
1. To restrain with or as if with handcuffs.
2. To render ineffective or impotent. See Synonyms at hamper1.
Translations
handcuffs [ˈhændkʌfs] NPLesposas fpl

handcuffs القيود pouta håndjern Handschellen χειροπέδες esposas käsiraudat menottes lisice manette 手錠 수갑 handboeien håndjern kajdanki algemas наручники handklovar ที่ใส่กุญแจมือ kelepçe cái còng tay 手铐


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But the next moment, and before he could cry out, a pair of handcuffs on the white man's knuckles had landed on his mouth, knocking the cry of alarm back down his throat.
Haley now came to the door, with the handcuffs in his hands.
said the stouter man, smoothing down his hair, and laying a pair of handcuffs on the table.
 
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