fetter
fetter definition
fet·ter (fet′ər)
noun
- a shackle or chain for the feet
- anything that holds in check; restraint
Etymology: ME feter < OE < base of fot, foot, akin to Ger fessel
transitive verb
- to bind with fetters; shackle; chain
- to hold in check; restrain; confine
Etymology: ME feterien < OE (ge)feterian
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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