Hamshackle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hamshackle \Ham"shac`kle\ (h[a^]m"sh[a^]k`'l), v. t. [Ham +
   shackle.]
   To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of
   the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to
   bind or restrain; to curb.
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