"cuffer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cuffers [plural]
Etymology: From cuff (“discuss; tell a story”) + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cuff|er|id2=patient|t1=discuss; tell a story}} cuff (“discuss; tell a story”) + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuffer (plural cuffers)
  1. (informal) An improbable or exaggerated story. Tags: informal Derived forms: windcuffer

Inflected forms

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