DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
manacling
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: manacling by the DICT Development Group
1 result for manacling
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Manacle \Man"a*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manacled}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Manacling}.]
      To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the
      hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of
      the limbs or natural powers.
  
               Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle
               him hand and foot ?                                 --Arbuthnot.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2024
Your feedback:
Ad partners