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.
| 单词 | θ171558 |
| 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 neck (9) 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. collar1480 A band of iron or other metal fixed round the neck of prisoners, worn as a badge of servitude, etc. neck-gyve1573 neck iron1834 neck-collar1859 A collar worn by a person. In quot. 1821 figurative: a hangman's noose. Now chiefly historical. Subcategories:— stick for slaves (4) |
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