manacle
a shackle for the hand; handcuff.
Usually manacles. restraints; checks.
to handcuff; fetter.
to hamper; restrain: He was manacled by his inhibitions.
Origin of manacle
1Other words from manacle
- un·man·a·cled, adjective
Words Nearby manacle
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How to use manacle in a sentence
Yet Romney happily slid his leg into this manacle, slammed down the padlock, and threw the key into the river.
Michael Tomasky: Obama’s High-Stakes Gamble on Gay Marriage | Michael Tomasky | May 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSo Craddock lay back again with a groan, and continued to work at the manacle which still held his right wrist.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey | A. Conan DoyleIt was too dear, and silly and pathetic in Christina, but it seemed to manacle her.
The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece | Anne Douglas SedgwickBut should she clench her dimpled fists,Or contradict her betters, I'd manacle her tiny wristsWith dainty jewelled fetters.
The Book of Humorous Verse | VariousHe went to the door, opened it, and stood studying the gale that beat upon his cottage-front, straight from the manacle Reef.
The Roll-Call Of The Reef | A. T. Quiller-Couch (AKA "Q.")
I, with my handful of broken life, to let you manacle your splendid years to a lump of stone?
August First | Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews and Roy Irving Murray
British Dictionary definitions for manacle
/ (ˈmænəkəl) /
(usually plural) a shackle, handcuff, or fetter, used to secure the hands of a prisoner, convict, etc
to put manacles on
to confine or constrain
Origin of manacle
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