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cuffin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkʌfɪn/

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) A man.
    • c. 1607-1610, Ben Jonson, The Roaring Girl No, we scorn to be pure rogues, but if you come to our libken, or our stalling-ken, you shall find neither him nor me a queer cuffin.
  2. (obsolete, qualifier:thieves' cant) A Justice of the Peace.

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Synonyms

queer cuffin