shackles in English

noun
1
a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
He tugged on the chain connecting my shackles together
synonyms:chainsfettersironsleg ironsmanacleshandcuffsbondscuffsbracelets
2
a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
So was the shackle which fastened it to the halyard.
verb
1
chain with shackles.
A believer in strict discipline, he preferred forms of punishment like putting a prisoner in stocks or shackling him to a ball and chain.
synonyms:chainfettermanaclesecuretie (up)bindtetherhobbleput in chainsclap in ironshandcuff

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1. Chain locks and shackles

2. Shackles and gang chains

3. "And come in shackles?

4. Untie those shackles

5. " Pulled his shackles apart "?

6. " And come in shackles?

7. And tore off your shackles.

8. Everyone give me your shackles.

9. Put them all in shackles!

10. Shackles alone no longer offer fair deterrent.

11. I understand the shackles of family expectations.

12. He sounds like a charming pair of shackles.

13. This is a key to your shackles.

14. The shackles were all cast in London.

15. Reference: Department of Energy Standard: DOE-STD-1090-2007, 12.3 SHACKLES AND ClevisES NOTE: Alloy steel shackles should be used for overhead lifting

16. The shackles had begun to cut into his ankles.

17. Van Beest® shackles have embossed information vs

18. The arms breaking the shackles could be Peter.

19. The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles.

20. They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.

21. And to Return, free of the shackles of human physical embodiment.

22. That's a nickel-plated Master Lock with hardened steel shackles.

23. “HERMITS donned iron shackles, chains, barbed girdles and spiked collars . . .

24. Descent aids, pulleys, securing devices, anchor multipliers, shackles, chain sprockets and ladders

25. The press, once heavily censored, has managed to shake off its shackles.

26. Masses of Asia have awakened to strike off shackles of the past.

27. Then he unlocks my leg shackles, like he's my best friend.

28. Van Beest® shackles are upset forged with no drop forge flashing marks

29. Van Beest shackles are marked with the steel grade and a traceability code

30. Those very shackles still bind and impede the UN. —Isaiah 2:2-4.

31. So it's not really a symbol of love but more like shackles.

32. Some sources informed me that Clevises had non-threaded clevis pins while shackles ALWAYS had threaded shackle pins although sufficient Googling appears to show both Clevises and shackles with threaded and non-threaded pins

33. You too can be freed from the shackles of fear and superstition.

34. The investment banks'new overseer , the Federal Reserve, has so far imposed few extra shackles.

35. Have not many of the traditional shackles been discarded by society in general?

36. Small items of metal hardware, shackles, pulleys, snap hooks, safety hooks, anchor plates, rails, hoops of metal, metal cables, pulleys, except for machines, swivel shackles, all the aforesaid goods being of metal

37. He takes off the shackles put on by kings and ties a loincloth around their waist.

38. By the time you return, I intend to have Robin Hood in shackles alongside my brother.

39. Leg-irons, gang-chains, shackles and electric-shock belts, specially designed for restraining human beings, except

40. 20 The shackles around her ankles jingled like sleigh bells as she shuffled past.

41. Hiring of barges, buoys, anchors, pontoons, shackles, chains, launching of vessels, operating canal, river and dock locks

42. Bilboes meaning (plural only) An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.

43. It was as though she'd been let loose from shackles she hadn't even known she'd been wearing.

44. 16 A good start had been made in throwing off the shackles of false religion.

45. Some would compare commitment to a ball and chain that shackles you to a bad decision.

46. Catches, clips, links, locks, hooks, shackles, wedges, anchors, goods of common metal, not included in other classes

47. Bilboes pl (plural only) An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.

48. Hardware for belts and bands, in particular stretchers, ratchet braces, clamp locks, hooks, eyes and crane shackles

49. Panels, framing fixtures, plates, stays, edge protectors, shackles, hooks, pallet racks, skid retarders, anchor bars, and staples all made of metal

50. Bilbo definition is - a long bar of iron with sliding shackles used to confine the feet of prisoners especially on shipboard.