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Ball and chain Moderate

Ball and chain has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

2

A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint.

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wife restrict freedom opportunity
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shackle
Rhyming Words
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