manacle
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ə noun
1.
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
2.
Usually, manacles. restraints; checks.
verb (used with object)
3.
to handcuff; fetter.
4.
to hamper; restrain: He was manacled by his inhibitions.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (usually plural) a shackle, handcuff, or fetter, used to secure the hands of a prisoner, convict, etc |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to put manacles on |
| 3. | to confine or constrain |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus hand] | |
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Word Origin & History
manacle
mid-14c., "a fetter for the hand," from O.Fr. manicle, from L. manicula "handle," lit. "little hand," dim. of manicæ "long sleeves of a tunic, manacles," from manus "hand" (see manual). The verb is attested from c.1300. Related: Manacled; manacles.
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Any society crazy for cell phones can easily manacle you to one.
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