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Noun
S:
(n)
shackle
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bond
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hamper
,
trammel
(a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))
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S:
(n)
ball and chain
(heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain)
S:
(n)
fetter
,
hobble
(a shackle for the ankles or feet)
S:
(n)
handcuff
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cuff
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handlock
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manacle
(shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs)
S:
(n)
irons
,
chains
(metal shackles; for hands or legs)
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
shackle
(a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar)
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Verb
S:
(v)
pinion
,
shackle
(bind the arms of)
S:
(v)
fetter
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shackle
(restrain with fetters)
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sister term
derivationally related form
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