shackle
21shackle — I Cleveland Dialect List the wrist II North Country (Newcastle) Words the wrist; Scots, shackle bone the wrist bone …
22shackle — shack|le1 [ˈʃækəl] n 1.) the shackles of sth literary the limits put on your freedom and happiness by something, especially a particular form of government used to show disapproval ▪ They finally managed to throw off the shackles of communism.… …
23shackle — shack|le1 [ ʃækl ] noun count usually plural 1. ) one of a pair of connected metal rings that can be locked onto the wrists or legs of a prisoner ─ compare HANDCUFFS 2. ) MAINLY LITERARY something that prevents you from doing what you want to do… …
24shackle — [[t]ʃæ̱k(ə)l[/t]] shackles, shackling, shackled 1) VERB: usu passive If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do. [FORMAL] [be V ed by/to n] The trade unions are shackled by the law. [be V ed by/to n]… …
25shackle — a traditional unit of length used for measuring the lengths of nautical cables and chains, especially anchor chains. Anchor chains are formed by using shackles to join short lengths of chain. When the anchor is dropped and the chain runs out,… …
26Shackle Island — Lugar designado por el censo de los Estados Unidos …
27Shackle bar — Shackle Shac kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shackled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shackling}.] 1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain. [1913 Webster] To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn …
28Shackle bolt — Shackle Shac kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shackled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shackling}.] 1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain. [1913 Webster] To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn …
29Shackle joint — Shackle Shac kle, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE. schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr. scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh, Icel. sk[ o]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.] 1. Something which… …
30Shackle (disambiguation) — A shackle is a device used as a connecting link in rigging systems.Shackle may also refer to: * Fetters, a type of restraint device * Shackles (Praise You) , a song by Mary Mary * As part of a land vehicle, a shackle is a link connecting a leaf… …
