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Search phrase: cuff

Plays

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC I.i.7Which in the scuffles of great fights hath burstWhich in the scuffles of great Fights hath burst
HamletHam II.ii.354argument unless the poet and the player went to cuffsargument, vnlesse the Poet and the Player went to Cuffes
HamletHam V.ii.296.1In scuffling, they change rapiers, and both are woundedIn scuffling they change Rapiers.
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.iii.48I mean to tug it and to cuff you soundly.I meane to tugge it, and to cuffe you soundly.
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iv.20And new-replenished pendants cuff the airAnd new replenisht pendants cuff the aire,
The Taming of the ShrewTS II.i.218I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.I sweare Ile cuffe you, if you strike againe.
The Taming of the ShrewTS III.ii.162The mad-brained bridegroom took him such a cuffThis mad-brain'd bridegroome tooke him such a cuffe,
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.i.58cuff was but to knock at your ear and beseech listening.Cuffe was but to knocke at your eare, and beseech listning:
The Taming of the ShrewTS IV.iii.56With ruffs and cuffs and farthingales and things,With Ruffes and Cuffes, and Fardingales, and things:
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.382Do, cuff him soundly, but never draw thyDo, cuffe him soundly, but neuer draw thy
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.104I could for each word give a cuff, my stomachI could for each word, give a Cuffe: my stomach

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Glossary

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braceletmanacle, fetter, handcuff
buffetbeat, strike, cuff
cuffs, go tocome to blows
scamblingscuffling, struggling, fighting
sleevehand, sleeve-handsleeve cuff, wristband
suddenlyextempore, spontaneously, off the cuff

Thesaurus

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cuffbuffet
handcuffsbracelet
scufflingscambling
sleeve cuffsleevehand, sleeve-hand

Themes and Topics

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Clothing...y the same meaning (such as apron hat cuff garters skirt stockings) a number o...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CUFFBASICcuff n, cuff v
SCUFFLEBASICscuffle n, scuffling n

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