📚 Handcuff, noun. 🔉 /ˈhan(d)kʌf/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (handcuffs): A pair of lockable linked metal rings for securing a prisoner's wrists. ❗️ Examples: 1. He waved a pair of handcuffs under his prisoner's nose, forcing him to notice the razor sharp inner edges. 2. It's not until they are carrying me away, not until I can feel the cold metal of the handcuffs biting into my wrists, that it sinks in I just shot Santa Claus. 3. I suddenly felt cold metal handcuffs slap on my wrists. 4. But Makowe barked an order to the policewoman and, in an instant, a pair of handcuffs clicked shut around Julian's wrists. 5. He also made reference to injuries to his wrists which he stated were caused by the application of handcuffs. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic