“I’ll cuff you”Double MeaningAct 2,Scene 1Lines 218-220An explanation of the double meaning of “cuff” in Act 2, Scene 1 of myShakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Petruchio Good Kate, I am a gentleman. Katherina That, I'll try. [She strikes him] Petruchio I swear I'll cuff you if you strike again. Petruchio might put her in handcuffs. smack her.