cuff vs handcuff

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 

handcuff

verb
  • To apply handcuffs to 

  • to restrain or restrict. 

noun
  • One ring of a locking fetter for the hand or one pair. 

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