award vs cuff

award

verb
  • To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case. 

  • To determine; to make or grant an award. 

  • To give (an award). 

  • To give (a person) an award. 

noun
  • A negotiated set of employment conditions and minimum wages for a particular trade or industry; an industrial award. 

  • A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. 

  • The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. 

  • A trophy or medal; something that denotes an accomplishment, especially in a competition. A prize or honor based on merit. 

cuff

verb
  • To handcuff. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • The scruff of the neck. 

  • handcuffs 

  • the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist 

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

  • the end of a pants leg, folded up 

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