Meaning
To punch or strike with the fist — and, as a noun, a punch or blow. To cuff someone is to hit them a solid blow, and to 'get a cuff' is to be punched. It sits with 'box' (a slap or blow) and 'lick' (a hit) in the everyday Jamaican vocabulary of blows, and turns up in warnings and accounts of fights and beatings. A 'cuff inna di face' is a punch to the face.
Examples
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Him cuff di man inna him chest.
He punched the man in his chest.
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One cuff drop him flat.
One punch dropped him flat.
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Behave before mi cuff yuh.
Behave before I punch you.
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Him kuff di bwoy fi di facetiness.
He cuffed the boy for the cheek.
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One kuff lick him dung.
One blow knocked him down.
Origin
From English 'cuff' (to strike); to punch, or a punch. See Bax, Cutlass lick.
How it’s used
To punch with the fist; also a punch/blow. See Bax, Cutlass lick.