Shackle (Shackle vs Fetter vs Manacle vs Gyve)
shackle
1) as a verb: to restrain; to limit
Example: Eastern cartels seek to shackle the oil and gas companies by imposing new controls.
2) as a verb: to chain with shackles
Example: The prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair in a corner of the cell.
1) as a noun: a pair of fetters connected together by a chain, used to fasten a prisoner's wrists or ankles together
2) as a noun: a metal link, typically U-shaped, closed by a bolt, used to secure a chain or rope to
something
A shackle, also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The
term also applies to handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner.
Shackles are the primary connecting link in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be connected or disconnected quickly. A shackle is also the similarly shaped piece of metal used with
a locking mechanism in padlocks. A carabiner is a type of shackle used in mountaineering.
As nouns the difference between manacle and shackle is that manacle is a shackle, consisting of a pair of joined rings, to restrict the free movement of the hands or feet while shackle is 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.
As verbs the difference between manacle and shackle is that manacle is to confine with manacles while shackle is to restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
fetter
as a noun: a fetter is a chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles
he lay bound with fetters of iron
as a verb: to restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles
The young guard said that there were no chains immediately available to fetter the prisoners.
As nouns the difference between manacle and fetter is that manacle is a shackle, consisting of a
pair of joined rings, to restrict the free movement of the hands (handcuffs) or feet (legcuffs,
footcuffs [foot cuffs], fetters or leg irons) while fetter is a chain or similar object used to bind a
person or animal. The term "fetter" shares a root with the word "foot".
As verbs the difference between manacle and fetter is that manacle is to confine with manacles
while fetter is to shackle or bind up with fetters.
gyve
A gyve is a shackle or fetter, especially for the leg; example: a woman's ankles gyved with gyves.
manacle
as a noun: a metal band or chain for fastening someone's hands or ankles Example: The prisoners were kept in manacles. as a verb: to fetter a human or animal appendage with manacles
Example: Sarah's hands were manacled behind her back.
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