sha
ckle
Plural
shackles
1
a metal fastening, usually a pair, joined by a chain or hinge, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
- The guards secured the prisoner's wrists with heavy iron shackles to prevent any attempts at escape.
- The convicted criminal felt the cold metal of the shackles encasing his ankles as he was escorted to the prison cell.
- She could hear the clinking of shackles as the prisoners shuffled past her in the dimly lit corridor.
- The judge ordered the defendant to be placed in shackles after he attempted to attack a court officer.
- The sound of the jailer unlocking the prisoner's shackles echoed through the empty prison hallway.
2
a U-shaped bar; the open end can be passed through chain links and closed with a bar