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manacle

man·a·cle [ mánnək'l ]


noun  (plural man·a·cles)
Definition:
 
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 ( usually used in the plural )



transitive verb  (past and past participle man·a·cled, present participle man·a·cling, 3rd person present singular man·a·cles)
Definition:
 
put manacles on somebody: to restrain somebody using manacles

[14th century. Via French manicle "handcuff" < Latin manicula< manus "hand"]
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