noun, verb
noun [usuallypl.] one of two metal bands joined by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner's ankles or wrists together
verb [VN] [usuallypassive] to put manacles on sb's wrists or ankles, to stop them from escaping
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for manacle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does manacle appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — manacle appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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