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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shackle \Shac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shackled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Shackling}.]
1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free
motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.
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To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn
Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief.
--J. Philips.
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2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or
embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
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Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom
could pursue that object. --Walpole.
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3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]
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{Shackle bar}, the coupling between a locomotive and its
tender. [U.S.]
{Shackle bolt}, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott.
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