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Plural form of manacle.
(plural only) A plurale tantum with same meanings as manacle.
Middle English manicle, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula, diminutive form of manus (“hand”).
From Wiktionary
Houdini lay on his side, still fettered by the manacles.
Instead they have a red hot wrought iron griddle with manacles awaiting them in the firey place.
Handcuffs from the army surplus store were chopped in half and lengths of chain were added to make manacles.
His wrists had horrible big manacles round them and I think they must have hurt because his skin looked raw and was bleeding.
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