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Manacle

noun
1.
Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs.  Synonyms: cuff, handcuff, handlock.





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"Manacle" Quotes from Famous Books



... chains!" First must the chains be broken—first must his right hand be free! And it was free. Although the blood was bursting from the nails Trenck forced his hand through the manacle. Freedom greeted him with her first rapturous smile. Alas, the handcuff upon the left hand was too narrow to be removed in this way. With a piece of his chain he broke off a fragment of stone which he used as a file, and ...
— Frederick The Great and His Family • L. Muhlbach


Words linked to "Manacle" :   fetter, trammel, bond, hamper, handlock, shackle, handcuff


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