shacklesn.
/ˈʃak(ə)lz/ dialect and slang.
Broth, soup, or stew.
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1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Shackles.., broth. Every mornin' my old 'ummun makth me a basin o' shackles, and her knowth how to make 'em too, mind, way a plenty o' liks (leeks) in 'em.
1909 W. H. Davies Beggars xiii. 104 The following are a few slang words used by beggars…soup—shackles.
1931 ‘G. Orwell’ Hop-picking in Coll. Ess. (1968) I. 70 New words (i.e. words new to me)... Shackles, broth or gravy.
1969 Telegraph (Brisbane) 29 July 2/4 Mr. Coppard records how one night he stumbled on a field kitchen and enjoyed a wonderful meal of schackels, a soup made up from leftovers.
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