1. Verb
To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.
2. Verb
To buffet.
3. Verb
To fight; to scuffle; to box.
4. Noun
A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.
5. Noun
The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve turned back from the hand.
6. Noun
Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a substitute for it of paper, or the like.
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