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Shackle Common

Shackle has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

2

a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar

3

A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain.