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shackle
v.
bind someone's hand or ankles with handcuffs, fetter, manacle
n.
metal ring used to fasten the hands or ankles, fetter, manacle, handcuff
Shackle
A
shackle, also known as a
gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a
clevis pin or
bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to
handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner. Shackles are the primary connecting link in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be connected or disconnected quickly. A shackle is also the similarly shaped piece of metal used with a locking mechanism in
padlocks.
shackle
Noun
1. a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
(synonym) bond, hamper, trammel, trammels
(hypernym) restraint, constraint
(hyponym) ball and chain
(derivation) fetter
2. a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar
(hypernym) bar
(part-holonym) padlock
Verb
1. bind the arms of
(synonym) pinion
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
2. restrain with fetters
(synonym) fetter
(hypernym) restrain, confine, hold
(hyponym) manacle, cuff, handcuff
(derivation) bond, hamper, trammel, trammels
Shackle
(v. t.)
To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
(v. t.)
To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars.
(v. t.)
Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
(n.)
The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple.
(n.)
Stubble.
(n.)
Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
(n.)
Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
(n.)
A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis.
(n.)
A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also drawlink, draglink, etc.
(n.)
A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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