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Meanings of manacle in inglês

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A shackle, consisting of a pair of joined rings, to restrict the free movement of the hands.

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        Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs.

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              Usage of manacle in inglês
              1
              Go and ask the President if it's really necessary to manacle me.
              The amber spyglass
              2
              Liam sighed and shook free the manacle, which sank into the water.
              The Water Witch
              3
              The iron manacle I'd clamped on him held him to the water.
              The Water Witch
              4
              His ankle was red and raw where the iron manacle held it.
              Masked
              5
              Then she walked over to Richard, and touched his single remaining manacle.
              Neverwhere
              6
              She pulls at his hands, but his grip is like a manacle.
              Those who save us
              7
              He could barely budge against the man's iron manacle of a fist.
              The Scorch Trials
              8
              Some weird silver manacle around my ankle burned hot against my skin.
              Succubi like it hot
              9
              He will manacle himself in the chains he makes her wear.
              The Tragic Comedians: A Study in a Well-known Story — Volume 3
              10
              A prisoner held fast by the manacle bonds of Lewis's thoughts.
              The Reality Dysfunction
              11
              It could wait until tomorrow, when with luck the manacle would be off.
              Sovereign
              12
              If the captain tries to leave, manacle him to something heavy.
              The Burning Dark
              13
              He pulled his hand back from the manacle as hard as he could.
              The hunchback assignments
              14
              His men removed Sorenson's bloodied mess of a right hand from the manacle.
              Storm Front
              15
              His hand fell away from Portia's arm like a broken manacle.
              The devil she knows
              16
              And, remember, if it becomes necessary, I can activate the manacle.
              The Players
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              Manacle through the time
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