armband vs cuff

armband

noun
  • A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning. 

  • An inflatable band worn round the arms to keep afloat in water 

  • A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team. 

cuff

noun
  • the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist 

  • The scruff of the neck. 

  • handcuffs 

  • A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap. 

  • the end of a pants leg, folded up 

verb
  • To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap. 

  • To fight; to scuffle; to box. 

  • To buffet. 

  • To furnish with cuffs. 

  • To handcuff. 

How often have the words armband and cuff occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )