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Manacle

MAN'ACLE, n. [L. manica; from manus,the hand.] An instrument of iron for fastening the hands; hand-cuffs; shackles. It is generally used in the plural,manacles. MAN'ACLE, v.t. To put on hand-cuffs or other fas...

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MAN'ACLE, n. [L. manica; from manus,the hand.] An instrument of iron for fastening the hands; hand-cuffs; shackles. It is generally used in the plural,manacles.

MAN'ACLE, v.t. To put on hand-cuffs or other fastening for confining the hands.

1. To shackle; to confine; to restrain the use of the limbs or natural powers.

Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle him hand and foot?

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