shackle
noun
[ ˈʃak(ə)l ]
• a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
Similar:
chains,
fetters,
irons,
leg irons,
manacles,
handcuffs,
bonds,
tethers,
ropes,
restraints,
cuffs,
bracelets,
darbies,
gyves,
bilboes,
• a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
shackle
verb
• chain with shackles.
• "the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room"
Similar:
chain,
fetter,
manacle,
secure,
tie (up),
bind,
tether,
hobble,
put in chains,
put/clap in irons,
handcuff,
gyve,
Origin:
Old English sc(e)acul ‘fetter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schakel ‘link, coupling’.
