(n.) Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
SHACKLE
Meaning of SHACKLE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012