Straightjacket

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  straightjacket
       n : a jacket-like garment used to bind the arms tightly against
           the body as a means of restraining a violent person [syn:
            {straitjacket}]

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



  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "straightjacket":
     Oregon boat, bilbo, bond, bonds, bridle, camisole, chains, collar,
     cuffs, fetter, gag, gyves, halter, hamper, handcuffs, hobbles,
     hopples, irons, leading strings, leash, manacle, muzzle, pillory,
     reins, restraint, restraints, shackle, stocks, strait-waistcoat,
     straitjacket, stranglehold, tether, trammel, trammels, yoke