manacle UK /ˈmænək(ə)l/US /ˈmænəkəl/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement.And gainst the General we will lift our swords And either lanch his greedie thirsting throat, Or take him prisoner, and his chaine shall serue For Manackles, till he be ransom’d home. — 1587 •(figurative) A fetter, a restriction. verb1 •To confine with manacles.[C]ome, / Ile manacle thy necke and feete together: / Sea water shalt thou drinke: thy food shall be / The fresh-brooke Mussels, wither'd roots, and huskes / Wherein the Acorne cradled. — 1610 formsmanacled · manacling · manacles
