A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to a person's leg to prevent escape or as a punishment. Cf. chain and ball at chain, n. 2a. Now chiefly histo…
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| 释义 | society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > instruments of punishment in > ball and chain (2) ball and chain1818 A heavy metal ball secured by a chain to a person's leg to prevent escape or as a punishment. Cf. chain and ball at chain, n. 2a. Now chiefly histo… chain and ball1866 As employed to restrain or fetter; hence a bond or fetter generally; esp. in plural fetters, bonds; abstract confinement, imprisonment, captivity. cha… |
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