A shackle for the hand; handcuff.
The word 'manacle' is both a noun and a verb. The past participle of the verb 'to manacle' is also an adjective. Example sentence:The manacled prisoner did not look happy with his situation.
Operation Manacle happened in 1944.
He was locked in a cell, and chained to the wall by a manacle on his right arm. If a manacle were to break, the guards had replacement shackles in a canvas sack.
Before moving prisoners out to the transport, you must manacle each one.
Manacle.
manacle
barnacle, conical, comical, tentacle
shackle, secure, restrain, fetter, manacle
In the first sentence manacle, (used in plural) is a noun.In the second sentence manacle, (used as a verb) [ trans. ] (usu. be manacled)He was kept prisoner bound in manacles of makeshift metal chains and leather handcuffs with a bag over his head for 50 days, before he was rescued by a team of elite commandos.I was there when he was arrested and I saw him taken away with his hands manacled behind his back. - more at www.wordstowisdom.com
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Manacle.
connection, cable, string, series. tether, coupling, link, bond, shackle, fetter, manacle, sequence, succession, progression