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Definition of manacle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

manacle

noun
 
/ˈmænəkl/
 
/ˈmænəkl/
[usually plural]
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  1. one of two metal bands joined by a chain, used for fastening a prisoner’s ankles or wrists together
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.
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