Patrick Joseph "Pat" Cuff (born 19 March 1952) is an English former footballer who made 185 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, Grimsby Town, Millwall and Darlington.
Cuff was born in Middlesbrough, and was an English schoolboy international. He began his football career as an apprentice with his hometown club, Middlesbrough F.C., in 1968. He made his debut in the Football League while on loan at Grimsby Town in the 1971–72 season, but had to wait until April 1974 for his Middlesbrough debut, by which time the club had already won the Second Division title. According to the Guardian's report of the goalless draw with Bolton Wanderers, "Pat Cuff, making his first appearance in the Middlesbrough goal after waiting six years for his chance, did well." He continued as backup to regular goalkeeper Jim Platt until a dispute between Platt and manager Jack Charlton in late 1976 gave Cuff a run in the side.
He finished his Middlesbrough career with 31 League appearances, and moved to Millwall in the 1978 close season on a free transfer. He spent two seasons with Millwall: in 1978–79, he was ever-present with 46 appearances in league and cups as the club were relegated to the Third Division, but then lost his place to new signing John Jackson and never played for the first team again. After three years in the Fourth Division with Darlington, which took his total league appearances to 185, Cuff retired.
A cuff is an extra layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment (shirt, coat, etc.) covering the arm, at the wrist. The function of turned-back cuffs is to protect the cloth of the garment from fraying, and, when frayed, to allow the cuffs to be readily repaired or replaced, without changing the garment. Cuffs are made by turning back (folding) the material, or a separate band of material can be sewn on, or worn separately, attached either by buttons or studs. A cuff may display an ornamental border or have lace or some other trimming. In US usage, the word trouser cuffs refers to the folded, finished bottoms of the legs of a pair of trousers.
Except on casual attire, shirt cuffs are generally divided down one edge and then fastened together, so they can let a hand through and then fit more snugly around the wrist. Some sweaters and athletic garments (both tops and pants) have cuffs that either contain elastic or are woven so as to stretch around a hand or foot and still fit snugly, not accomplishing the same purpose.
To cuff is to strike (attack) with an open hand.
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Cuff were a musical group based in the London area, formed in 1996 composed of Lee Horrocks (Bass and Lead Vocals), Neil Whitcher (Lead Guitar), Sean Walmsley (Rhythm Guitar) and Ray Whisker (Drums). Characterised by their well crafted songs, strong guitars and cocksure attitude and after a series of gigs and reviews in the major UK music press, the band released their debut single, To Myself/Evaporate on Club Spangle records, a label that also released singles by artists such as Marion, 60 Ft. Dolls and The Wannadies. John Peel rated the single in his top 10 records of the year. The band were also joint winners of London Music Week along with Ultrasound (band). The follow up 'Yellowmaddacoolivision' was released on the Blow Up Records label, the single received Radio 1 'A List' airplay and was supported by a UK tour.
The acclaim that the band was receiving caught the attention of MTV who asked the band to play at the launch party of the newly named MTV UK at the TV stations headquarters and promptly recorded a live session which was 'A' listed alongside The Verve with Bittersweet Symphony and Oasis D'You Know What I Mean?.
Patù is a town and comune in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy.
Narcisse Théophile Patouillard (July 2, 1854 - March 30, 1926) was a French pharmacist and mycologist.
He was born in Macornay, a town in the department of Jura. He studied in Besançon, then furthered his education at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie in Paris, where in 1884 he earned a diploma with a doctoral thesis involving the structure and classification of Hymenomycetes called "Des Hyménomycètes au point de vue de leur structure et de leur classification".
Patouillard was a practicing pharmacist for more than forty years, first in Poligny (1881–84), and later in Fontenay-sous-Bois (1884–85), Paris (1886–1898) and Neuilly-sur-Seine (beginning in 1898). From 1893 to 1900, he was préparateur to the chair of cryptogamy at the École Supérieure de Pharmacie in Paris. In 1884 he was one of the founders of the Société mycologique de France and served as its third president in 1891-92. In 1920 he became an honorary member of the British Mycological Society. He died in Paris, aged 71.
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