cuffin

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌfɪn/
• Rhymes: -ʌfɪn

Noun

cuffin (plural cuffins)

1. (obsolete, 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, thieves' cant) A Justice of the Peace.