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shackles
noun(shack-le)
something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
shackles
noun(shack-le)
something that checks or prevents free action as if by fetters —usually used in plural
shackles
noun(shack-le)
a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms
shackles
verb(shack-le)
to bind with shackles : fetter
shackles
verb(shack-le)
to make fast with or as if with a shackle
shackles
verb(shack-le)
to deprive of freedom especially of action by means of restrictions or handicaps : impede

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