Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An iron ring with a chain attached, used to confine a prisoner.
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Examples
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"keep-friend" or "friend's foot," from which hung two irons reaching to his waist with two manacles fixed to them in which his hands were secured by a big padlock, so that he could neither raise his hands to his mouth nor lower his head to his hands.
Don Quixote Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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"keep-friend" or "friend's foot," from which hung two irons reaching to his waist with two manacles fixed to them in which his hands were secured by a big padlock, so that he could neither raise his hands to his mouth nor lower his head to his hands.
The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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"keep-friend" or "friend's foot," from which hung two irons reaching to his waist with two manacles fixed to them in which his hands were secured by a big padlock, so that he could neither raise his hands to his mouth nor lower his head to his hands.
The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Part 07 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 1581
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