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[ noun ] metal shackles; for hands or legs

Synonyms

chain chains iron

Used in print

(Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)

When the mast was raised , Alexander gave the order for Small and Cromwell to be placed under arrest , and now three figures in irons sprawled upon the open deck and terror stalked the Somers .

Spencer 's potential followers were openly sullen and morose , missing muster without excuse , expressing in ominous tones their displeasure at the prisoners being kept in irons , communicating with the three by glance and signal .

There was good_fortune and there was bad and Philip_Spencer , in handcuffs and ankle irons , knew it to be a truth .

Related terms

shackle

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4598
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