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fetter definition

fet·ter (fet′ər)

noun

  1. a shackle or chain for the feet
  2. anything that holds in check; restraint

Etymology: ME feter < OE < base of fot, foot, akin to Ger fessel

transitive verb

  1. to bind with fetters; shackle; chain
  2. 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.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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