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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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Example Sentences
- Parlak's wrists were tethered to a manacle around his waist.
- Any society crazy for cell phones can easily manacle you to one.
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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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