"cuffin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkʌfɪn/ Forms: cuffins [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌfɪn Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuffin (plural cuffins)
  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A man. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cuffin-en-noun-8cXSiEkr Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant
  2. (obsolete, thieves' cant) A Justice of the Peace. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-cuffin-en-noun-oqU6drUN Categories (other): English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86

Inflected forms

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