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manacle definition

mana·cle (man′ə kəl)

noun

  1. a handcuff; fetter or shackle for the hand
  2. any restraint

Etymology: ME manicle < OFr < L manicula, dim. of manus, hand: see manual

transitive verb manacled -·cled, manacling -·cling

  1. to put handcuffs on; fetter
  2. to restrain; hamper

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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