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Handcuff
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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 plural.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. Hay (1754).