cuff vs gyve

cuff

noun
  • the end of a pants leg, folded up 

  • 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. 

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. 

gyve

noun
  • A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg. 

verb
  • To shackle, fetter, chain. 

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