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[ noun ] a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

Used in print

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

This tragic lad had forged his own shackles .

It was fantastic to turn from the seven men in shackles to the wardroom , where a class of apprentices awaited him .

2
[ verb ] bind the arms of

Synonyms

pinion

Related terms

restrain

3
[ verb ] restrain with fetters

Synonyms

fetter

Related terms

restrain manacle

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[ noun ] a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

Related terms

bar padlock

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