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Definition of manacle
1 : a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff —usually used in plural
2 : something used as a restraint
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Examples of manacle in a Sentence
manacles prevented the bear from roaming beyond a very small area
the warring groups need to shake off the manacle of their troubled past and learn to live with one another in peace
Recent Examples of manacle from the Web
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Greek mythological figure Andromeda is shown looking upward, her wrists bound in manacles.
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Acknowledge it and allow his words to become his manacles?
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Origin and Etymology of manacle
Middle English manicle, from Anglo-French, from Latin manicula handle, diminutive of manicae shackles, armor for the hand, from manus hand — more at manual
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Examples of manacle in a Sentence
manacled the prisoner to the wall
in this situation, the police are manacled by unnecessary regulations
Recent Examples of manacle from the Web
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Valedictorian Nickolina Doran told classmates not to let fear manacle them and halt their progress in life.
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He was imprisoned and, along with several other artists, manacled for a period of 50 days.
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His hands were manacled in front of him; he was blindfolded by a dark hood pulled over his loose black Shirley Temple curls.
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First Known Use of manacle
14th century
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MANACLE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of manacle for English Language Learners
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: either one of a set of two metal rings designed to lock around a person's wrists or ankles
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