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Manacle

A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.

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Bond 76% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fetter 76% connected

A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond;…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Hamper 76% connected

A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an oyster hamper, which…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Shackle 76% connected

Stubble.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trammel 76% connected

A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Handcuff 74% connected

A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plur…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Handcuff 74% connected

A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plur…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cuff 92% connected

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Handcuff 92% connected

A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist, usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a manacle; -- usually in the plur…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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