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| man·a·cle [ mánnək'l ] |
noun (plural man·a·cles) |
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ring around prisoner's wrist: either of a pair of metal rings joined by a chain and fastened around the wrists of a prisoner to be restrained
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transitive verb (past and past participle man·a·cled, present participle man·a·cling, 3rd person present singular man·a·cles) |
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put manacles on somebody: to restrain somebody using manacles
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| [14th century. Via French manicle "handcuff" < Latin manicula< manus "hand"] |
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