handcuff: shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
He was kept prisoner bound in manacles of makeshift metal chains and leather handcuffs with a bag over his head for 50 days, before he was rescued by a team of elite commandos. - more at www.wordstowisdom.com
The word 'manacle' is both a noun and a verb. The past participle of the verb 'to manacle' is also an adjective. Example sentence:The manacled prisoner did not look happy with his situation.
He was locked in a cell, and chained to the wall by a manacle on his right arm. If a manacle were to break, the guards had replacement shackles in a canvas sack.
Manacle.
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The word 'manacle' is both a noun and a verb. The past participle of the verb 'to manacle' is also an adjective. Example sentence:The manacled prisoner did not look happy with his situation.
Operation Manacle happened in 1944.
He was locked in a cell, and chained to the wall by a manacle on his right arm. If a manacle were to break, the guards had replacement shackles in a canvas sack.
Before moving prisoners out to the transport, you must manacle each one.
Manacle.
A shackle for the hand; handcuff.
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barnacle, conical, comical, tentacle
shackle, secure, restrain, fetter, manacle
In the first sentence manacle, (used in plural) is a noun.In the second sentence manacle, (used as a verb) [ trans. ] (usu. be manacled)He was kept prisoner bound in manacles of makeshift metal chains and leather handcuffs with a bag over his head for 50 days, before he was rescued by a team of elite commandos.I was there when he was arrested and I saw him taken away with his hands manacled behind his back. - more at www.wordstowisdom.com
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Manacle.