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Sleeve vs Cuff - What's the difference?

sleeve | cuff |

In transitive terms the difference between sleeve and cuff

is that sleeve is to fit a sleeve to while cuff is to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.

sleeve

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of a garment that covers the arm.
    • The sleeves on my coat are too long.
  • A (usually tubular) covering or lining to protect a piece of machinery etc.
    • This bearing requires a sleeve so the shaft will fit snugly.
  • A protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD.
  • A narrow channel of water.
  • * Drayton
    • the Celtic Sea, called oftentimes the Sleeve
  • sleave; untwisted thread.
  • (British Columbia) A serving of beer measuring between 14 and 16 ounces.
  • (label) A long, cylindrical plastic bag of cookies or crackers.
  • * 2012 , Half A Sleeve Of Oreos Lost In House Fire", The Onion, May 5, 2012:
  • *:A three-alarm fire tore through a family home on Newark's East Side early Saturday morning, completely gutting the two-story residence and tragically claiming a half-sleeve of Oreo cookies that was trapped inside a cupboard.

    • Derived terms

    * shirtsleeves * sleeveless

    Verb

    (sleev)
  • to fit a sleeve to

    • See also

    * raglan * thimble

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    cuff

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) cuffe, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) glove; mitten.
  • The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
  • The end of a pants leg, folded up.
    • Related terms
    * cufflinks * turnup * off-the-cuff

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with cuffs.
  • To handcuff.

    • Etymology 2

    1520, “to hit”, apparently of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l), (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.
  • * Dryden
    • They with their quills did all the hurt they could, / And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
  • To fight; to scuffle; to box.
  • * Dryden
    • While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.
  • To buffet.
  • * Tennyson
    • cuffed by the gale

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
  • * Spenser
    • Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; / Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.
  • * Hudibras
    • Many a bitter kick and cuff .