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- Dictionaryshackle/ˈʃakl/
noun
- 1. a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together.
- 2. a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something.
verb
- 1. chain with shackles: "the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room" Similar Opposite
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