- handcops
- m (-es/-as) handcuff, manacle
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Handcuff — Hand cuff ( k[u^]f ), n. [AS. handcops; hand hand + cosp, cops, fetter. The second part was confused with E. cuffs,] A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English