- handcuff (n.)
[handcuff 词源字典]
- 1640s as a decorative addition to a sleeve; 1690s as a type of restraining device, from hand (n.) + cuff (n.). Old English had hondcops "a pair of hand cuffs," but the modern word is a re-invention. The verb is first attested 1720. Related: Handcuffed; handcuffing.[handcuff etymology, handcuff origin, 英语词源]