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manacles

[man-uh-kuhl] Example Sentences Origin

man·a·cle

[man-uh-kuhl] noun, verb, -cled, -cling.
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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Manacles is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English, variant of manicle < Middle French: handcuff < Latin manicula small hand, handle of a plow. See manus, -i-, -cle1

un·man·a·cled, adjective
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  • He said when he stopped his car he saw blood on a man in manacles and was told:.
  • There are no visible hacksaws, manacles or face masks wired with explosives intended to blow a jaw apart.
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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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