cuff vs flax

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. 

flax

noun
  • The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles. 

  • A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds. 

  • The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps. 

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