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Rule "hand cuff (handcuff)"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: hand cuff (handcuff)
Message: This word is normally spelled as one.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handcuff
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • The prisoner had to wear hand cuffs.
    Correction suggestion: handcuffs
ID: HAND_CUFF_COMPOUND [1]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-21 22:33:10 +0100)