Talk:handcuffs

Etymology
Anglo-Saxon handcops; hand = hand + cosp, cops = fetter. The second part was confused with English "cuffs" or from "hand" and "cuff".


 * This was a combination of the etymologies of two different articles. If anyone would like to clarify, please do. --Bill 09:26, 2005 May 31 (UTC)

Thanks! Someone’s already added it to the handcuffs: (plural) article; I’ve cleaned this up and also added it to the handcuff: (singular) article.
 * —Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 21:56, 21 February 2011 (UTC)