shackle

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shackle

A shackle—a U-shaped piece of metal.

From Middle English schakkyl, schakle, from Old English sceacel, sceacul, scacul (“shackle, bond, fetter”), from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz (“shackle”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeg-, *skek- (“to jump, move, shake, stir”), equivalent to shake +‎ -le. Cognate with Dutch schakel (“link, shackle, clasp”), German Schäckel (“shackle”), Danish skagle (“a carriage trace”), Swedish skakel (“the loose shaft of a carriage”), Icelandic skökull (“a carriage pole”).

shackle (plural shackles)

A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in plural, to indicate a pair joined by a chain; a hobble.
A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
(figuratively, usually in the plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
- South
  His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles.
A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
- Dampier
  Most of the men and women […] had all earrings made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and arms.
A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
A length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
Stubble.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Pegge to this entry?)

restraint fit over an appendage

Italian: maniglia (it) f, maniglione m, ceppo (it) m
Japanese: 手錠 (てじょう, tejō)
Korean: 수갑 (ko) (sugap)
Macedonian: оков m (ókov), пранга f (pránga)
Norwegian: jern (no) n
Polish: kajdany (pl) pl
Portuguese: grilhão (pt) m
Russian: нару́чники (ru) m pl (narúčniki), кандалы́ (ru) f pl (kandalý), око́вы (ru) f pl (okóvy)
Spanish: grillete m, grillos (es) m pl
Swedish: boja (sv) c
Turkish: pranga (tr)

a U-shaped piece of metal

Italian: anello con perno m, grillo (it) m
Macedonian: ам m (am), амут m (ámut)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sjakkel m

Nynorsk: sjakkel m
Portuguese: manilha (pt) f
Russian: хому́т (ru) m (xomút), соедини́тельная ско́ба f (sojedinítelʹnaja skóba), мо́чка (ru) f (móčka), карабин (ru) m (karabin)
Spanish: grillete m

restraint on one's action

fetter-like band worn as an ornament

link for connecting railroad cars

stubble — see stubble

shackle (third-person singular simple present shackles, present participle shackling, simple past and past participle shackled)

To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
By extension, to render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of someone or something.
This law would effectively shackle its opposition.
- 2011 February 12, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 2 - 1 Man City”, in BBC‎^[1]:
  Rooney, superbly shackled by City defender Vincent Kompany for so long as Ferguson surprisingly left Dimitar Berbatov on the bench, had previously cut a forlorn and frustrated figure but his natural instincts continue to serve him and United so well.