A draft is a process used in some countries and sports to allocate certain players to teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team selects a player, the team receives exclusive rights to sign that player to a contract, and no other team in the league may sign the player.
â¢ CUFF (noun) The noun CUFF has 2 senses: 1. the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg. 2. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. Familiarity information: CUFF used as a noun is rare. â¢ CUFF (verb)
Word Origin and History for cuff Expand. n. bottom of a sleeve, mid-14c., cuffe hand covering, mitten, glove, perhaps somehow from Medieval Latin cuffia head covering, of uncertain origin. Sense of band around the sleeve is first attested 1520s; sense of hem of trousers is 1911. Off the cuff extemporaneously is 1938 American English colloquial, suggesting an actor or speaker reading from notes jotted on his shirt sleeves rather than learned lines. Cuff links is from 1897.