Manacle

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manacle \Man"a*cle\ (m[a^]n"[.a]*k'l), n. [OE. manicle, OF.
     manicle, F. manicle sort glove, manacle, L. manicula a little
     hand, dim. of manus hand; cf. L. manica sleeve, manacle, fr.
     manus. See {Manual}.]
     A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in
     the plural.


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           Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like
           manacles on the right hand.              --Ecclus. xxi.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manacle \Man"a*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manacled}
     (m[a^]n"[.a]*k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Manacling}.]
     To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the
     hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of
     the limbs or natural powers.
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           Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle
           him hand and foot ?                      --Arbuthnot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manacle
       n : shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked
           around the wrist; usually used in pairs [syn: {handcuffs},
            {handcuff}, {cuffs}, {cuff}, {handlock}]
       v : confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or
           handcuffs; "The police handcuffed the suspect at the
           scene of the crime" [syn: {cuff}, {handcuff}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "manacle":
     Oregon boat, anchor, bilbo, bind, bond, bonds, bracelets, bridle,
     camisole, chain, chains, check, collar, confine, control, cuff,
     cuffs, curb, deflate, disarm, enchain, entrammel, fasten, fetter,
     fetters, gag, gyve, gyves, halter, hamper, hamstring, handcuff,
     handcuffs, hobble, hobbles, hog-tie, hopple, hopples, inhibit,
     irons, knock out, lash, leading strings, leash, make fast, moor,
     muzzle, paralyze, peg down, picket, pillory, pin down, pinion,
     prostrate, put in irons, reins, restrain, restraint, restraints,
     rope, secure, shackle, shackles, silence, stocks, straightjacket,
     strait-waistcoat, straitjacket, strangle, stranglehold, strap,
     tether, throttle, tie, tie down, tie up, trammel, trammels,
     truss up, yoke