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Definition shackle

Etymology 1

From Middle English schakkyl, schakle, from Old English s?eacel, s?eacul, s?acul (“shackle, bond, fetter”), from Proto-Germanic *skakulaz (“shackle”), from Proto-Indo-European *skeg-, *skek- (“to jump, move, shake, stir”), equivalent to shake +‎ -le. Cognate with Dutch schakel (“link, shackle, clasp”), German Schäckel (“shackle”), Danish skagle (“a carriage trace”), Swedish skakel (“the loose shaft of a carriage”), Icelandic skökull (“a carriage pole”).

Noun

shackle (plural shackles)

1. A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger. Usually used in the 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. (figuratively, usually in the 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. A length of cable or chain equal to 12.5 fathoms or 75 feet, or later to 15 fathoms.
7. Stubble.

Etymology 2

From Middle English schakelen, schakkylen, from the noun (see above).

Verb

shackle (third-person singular simple present shackles, present participle shackling, simple past and past participle shackled)

1. (transitive) To restrain using shackles; to place in shackles.
2. (transitive, by extension) To render immobile or incapable; to inhibit the progress or abilities of.

Etymology 3

From shack (“shake”) +‎ -le.

Verb

shackle (third-person singular simple present shackles, present participle shackling, simple past and past participle shackled)

1. (dialectal) To shake, rattle.

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