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What is the noun for shackling?

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shackle
  1. 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.
  2. A U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism.
  3. (plural) A restraint on one's action, activity, or progress.
  4. A fetter-like band worn as an ornament.
  5. A link for connecting railroad cars; a drawlink or draglink.
  6. Stubble.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “He looked at the shackle around his ankle again. If he couldn't break it, he might be able to squeeze out of it.”
      “The young man saved her by removing the shackle that was the sin and righteousness she was burdened with.”
shackler
  1. One who shackles.
  2. (mining, historical) A person who couples wagons together.
shacklock
  1. (obsolete) A sort of shackle.
shackles
  1. plural of shackle
  2. Restraints, usually of metal and often joined by a chain, placed around a prisoner's wrists or ankles to restrict their movement.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The guard removed the shackles from the prisoner's wrists, granting him the freedom he had longed for.”
      “The fear of failure can often become the shackles that hinder one's progress and prevent them from reaching their full potential.”
shacklocks
  1. plural of shacklock
shacklers
  1. plural of shackler
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