shackle

  • 121bond — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. union, connection, tie; accord, sympathy; guaranty, pledge; shackle. See relation, security, connection, restraint. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A physical tie; often plural ] Syn. shackle, linkage, chain;… …

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  • 122handcuff — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. manacle[s], bracelet[s]. v. shackle, fetter. See restraint. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I noun Something that physically confines the legs or arms. Often used in plural: bond, chain (used in plural),… …

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  • 123shacklebolt — (n.) bolt which passes through the eyes of a shackle, 1680s, from SHACKLE (Cf. shackle) + BOLT (Cf. bolt) (n.) …

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  • 124manacle — I. n. Shackle (for the hands), handcuff, hand fetter. II. v. a. 1. Handcuff, shackle. 2. Shackle, fetter, tie, restrain, confine, bind …

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  • 125Fetter — Fet ter (f[e^]t t[ e]r), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feter[=o]s, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fj[ o]turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe dh, and to E. foot. [root] 77. See {Foot}.] [Chiefly used in the plural, {fetters}.] 1. A chain or shackle… …

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  • 126fetters — Fetter Fet ter (f[e^]t t[ e]r), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to OS. feter[=o]s, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel. fj[ o]turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe dh, and to E. foot. [root] 77. See {Foot}.] [Chiefly used in the plural, {fetters}.] 1. A chain or… …

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  • 127Hamper — Ham per, n. [See {Hamper} to shackle.] 1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. W. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way at certain times. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] {Top hamper} (Naut.),… …

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  • 128Manacle — Man a*cle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manacled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manacling}.] To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. [1913 Webster] Is it thus …

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