Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuffed} (k?ft); p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Cuffing}.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to
   check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ]
   1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the
      hand; to slap.

            I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.

            They with their quills did all the hurt they could,
            And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
                                                  --Dryden.

   2. To buffet. ``Cuffed by the gale.'' --Tennyson.