rfv|My intuition said this is not a plurale tantum but merely usually used in the plural. Every dictionary I've checked agrees and lists it under the singular "handcuff". Attributively it is always singular ("handcuff key" etc)
English
Etymology
Either from Anglo-Saxon handcops, hand (�hand�) + cosp (cops = �fetter�) or from English hand + cuff.
Noun
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handcuffs
- Plural of handcuff.
- plurale tantum A fastening consisting of two metal rings, designed to go around a person's wrists, and connected by a chain or hinge.
Synonyms
manacles
shackles
Related terms
handcuff
Translations
Alabama: ilbistalsiha
Bosnian: lisice#Bosnian|lisice f p
Chinese: ��, ��
Dutch: handboeien
Esperanto: mankateno
Finnish: käsiraudat p
French: menottes f p
German: Handschellen f p
Interlingua: manica
Italian: manette f
Japanese: æ��é�
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک�����پ���
Norwegian: håndjern n
Polish: kajdanki p
Portuguese: algema m
Russian: на���ники
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ли�и�е#Serbian|ли�и�е f p
:Latin: lisice#Serbian|lisice f p
Slovene: lisice f p
Spanish: esposas f p
Turkish: kelepçe
Verb
handcuffs
- Third person singular of to handcuff.
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