shackle

(shăkˈəl)

1. A metal fastening, usually one of a pair, for encircling and confining the ankle or wrist of a prisoner or captive; a fetter or manacle.
2. A hobble for an animal.
3. Any of several devices, such as a clevis, used to fasten or couple.
4. A restraint or check to action or progress. Often used in the plural: economic shackles that precluded further investment.

1. To confine with shackles; fetter.
2. To fasten or connect with a shackle.
3. To restrict, confine, or hamper. See Synonyms at hamper¹.

Related Forms:

• shackˈler noun

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shackle

left to right: spin and anchor shackles