shackle

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EnglishEdit

A shackle—a U-shaped piece of metal.

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -ækəl

NounEdit

shackle (plural shackles)

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. (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.

4. 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.

5. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
6. A length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
7. Stubble.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Pegge to this entry?)

HyponymsEdit

• handcuff / handcuffs
• manacle / manacles
• fetter

Derived termsEdit

• harp shackle
• H-shackle
• shackleless

TranslationsEdit

restraint fit over an appendage

• Catalan: grilló m, grillons m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 手銬 (zh), 手铐 (zh) (shǒukào)

• Esperanto: mankateno
• French: menottes (fr) f pl
• German: Handschellen (de), Fessel (de)
• Hungarian: bilincs (hu), béklyó (hu)
• Interlingua: manica
• 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

• Catalan: grilló m
• Danish: sjækkel (da) c
• Dutch: sluiting (nl) f
• Finnish: sakkeli (fi)
• French: manille (fr) f
• Galician: grillón m
• German: Schäkel (de) m
• Greek: αγκύλιο n (agkýlio)
• 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

• Finnish: kahleet pl

• Russian: путы (ru) pl (puty)

fetter-like band worn as an ornament

• Finnish: rengas (fi)

• Russian: браслет (ru) m (braslet)

link for connecting railroad cars

• Finnish: kytkin (fi)

• Russian: сцепка (ru) f (scepka)

stubble — see stubble

See alsoEdit

• (U-shaped piece): clevis

VerbEdit

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

1. To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
2. 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.

AntonymsEdit

• (to restraint using shackles): unshackle, untie
• (to inhibit the abilities of): free, liberate, unshackle

TranslationsEdit

to restraint using shackles

• Catalan: engrillonar (ca)
• Finnish: kahlita (fi), kahlehtia (fi)

• French: enchainer (fr)
• Ido: katenizar (io)

to inhibit the abilities of

• Finnish: kahlita (fi)

• French: enchainer (fr)

AnagramsEdit

• hackles

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ScotsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃakl], [ʃekl]

NounEdit

shackle (plural shackles)

1. shackle, fetter, manacle
2. (anatomy) wrist

Derived termsEdit

• shackle-bane (“wrist”)

VerbEdit

shackle (third-person singular present shackles, present participle shacklin, past shackelt, past participle shackelt)

1. to shackle