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   manacle

   /ˈmanəkl/

   noun

   • 1. one of two metal bands joined by a chain, for fastening a person's hands or ankles: "the practice of keeping prisoners in manacles"

   verb

   • 1. confine (a person or part of the body) with manacles: "his hands were manacled behind his back"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French manicle ‘handcuff’, from Latin manicula, diminutive of manus ‘hand’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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