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Cuffin. World English Historical Dictionary

Cuffin. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. Cuffin Thieves’ cant. Also 6 cuffen, 7 cuffing. [? connected with CUFF sb.3] A man, fellow, chap; = COVE sb.2 Queer cuffin: a churlish fellow; also, a justice.

1 1567.  Harman, Caveat, 86. Yonder dwelleth a quyere cuffen … Yonder dwelleth a hoggeshe and choyrlyshe man.

2 1608.  Dekker, Lanth. & Candle-lt. The word Coue, or Cofe, or Cuffin, signifies a Man, a Fellow.

3 1641.  Brome, Joviall Crew, II. Wks. 1873, III. 389. We are assaulted by a quire Cuffin.

4 a. 1700.  B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, Queere-cuffin, a Justice of Peace; also a Churl.

5 1818.  Scott, Hrt. Midl., xxv. ‘He knows my gybe as well as the jark of e’er a queer cuffin in England.’

6 1829.  Lytton, Disowned, 4. ‘What ho, my bob cuffins,’ cried the gipsy guide, ‘I have brought you a gentry cove.’

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