Cuffin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌfɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cuffin is a noun meaning (obsolete, thieves' cant) A man.
Meaning
(obsolete, thieves' cant) A man.
More Meanings
- (obsolete, thieves' cant) A Justice of the Peace.
Example Sentences
c. 1607-1610, Ben Jonson, The Roaring Girl No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.
Word Forms
- cuffins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cuffee, cuffy, curber, cuss, cusser, snitcher.
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