A shackle for any part of the body; a fetter (Old English fót-cops), manacle (hand-cops), or collar (sweor-cops), to secure a prisoner. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > binding or fettering > [noun] > bond(s) or fetter(s) or shackle(s) > for the hands or arms (24) copsa700 A shackle for any part of the body; a fetter (Old English fót-cops), manacle (hand-cops), or collar (sweor-cops), to secure a prisoner. Obsolete. manaclec1350 Usually in plural. A fetter for the hand; (more generally) a shackle. handlock1532 A lockable metal ring used to secure the wrist of a prisoner to someone or something; a manacle, a handcuff; (in plural) a linked pair of these… hand-bolt1563 A handcuff. Frequently in plural. Also figurative. handcuff1649 A lockable restraint consisting of a ring, typically made of metal and one of a pair joined by a short chain or bar, which can secure both a… cuff1663 A fetter for the wrist, a handcuff, n. Darbies1673 plural. Handcuffs: sometimes also, fetters. slang. glim-fenders1699 andirons; also punningly, handcuffs. government securities1707 (a) = government paper n.; †(b) slang handcuffs; fetters (obsolete). pinion1736 A manacle, a fetter. rare. ruffles1776 In plural. slang. Handcuffs. Now rare. bracelet1817 A fetter for the wrist, a gyve, hand-cuff. nippers1821 In plural. slang. Handcuffs (see also quot. 1982). handicuff1825 = handcuff, n. shangy1839 A shackle; plural handcuffs. snitchers1864 plural. Strings used by policemen in place of handcuffs. Scottish. come-along1874 North American colloquial. In plural. A type of manacle or handcuff. Now historical. shackle-irons1876 hand-cuffs. mitten1880 slang. Now rare. (a) (In plural) handcuffs; (b) a hand or fist (usually in plural); (c) a boxing glove (usually in plural). wristlet1881 A handcuff, a wrist-iron. snaps1891 plural. Hand-cuffs. slang. snips1891 plural. Handcuffs. slang. stringers1893 plural. Handcuffs. slang. twister1910 One who or that which turns about, turns from side to side, rotates, etc. A type of handcuff (see quot. 1939). |
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