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Webster 1828 Edition
Shackles
SHACK'LES
, 1. Fetters, gyves, handcuffs, cords or something else that confines the limbs so as to restrain the use of them, or prevent free motion.
2. That which obstructs or embarrasses free action.
His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles. South.
Definition 2024
shackles
shackles
English
Noun
shackles
- plural of shackle
- Restraints, (usually metal) often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement.
Synonyms
Translations
paired wrist or ankle restraints
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Verb
shackles
- third-person singular simple present indicative form of shackle