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shackled
We have found lemma(root) word of shackled : shackle.
Definitions
[ˈʃakl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
- a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to something
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Origin
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Old English sc(e)acul ‘fetter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schakel ‘link, coupling’
[ˈʃakl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- chain with shackles
(e.g: the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in the centre of the room)
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Origin
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Old English sc(e)acul ‘fetter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schakel ‘link, coupling’
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