cuff vs tan

cuff

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. 

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 

tan

verb
  • To spank or beat. 

  • To change an animal hide into leather by soaking it in tannic acid. To work as a tanner. 

  • To kill by gun, to shoot. 

  • To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun. 

adj
  • Yellowish-brown. 

  • Having dark skin as a result of exposure to the sun or an artificial process intended to mimic this effect. 

noun
  • Synonym of picul, particularly in Cantonese contexts. 

  • A yellowish-brown colour. 

  • A twig or small switch. 

  • A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources. 

  • An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh 

  • The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained. 

num
  • The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting. 

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