'Handcuff' definitions:

Definition of 'handcuff'

(from WordNet)
noun
Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: handcuff, cuff, handlock, manacle]
verb
Confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the scene of the crime" [syn: manacle, cuff, handcuff]

Definition of 'Handcuff'

From: GCIDE
  • 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; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Handcuff'

From: GCIDE
  • Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (h[a^]nd"k[u^]f`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Handcuffed (-k[u^]ft`); p. pr. & vb. n. Handcuffing.] To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754). [1913 Webster]