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Antonyms for shackle

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : shak-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃæk əl

Definition of shackle

Origin :
  • Old English sceacel "shackle, fetter," probably also in a general sense "a link or ring of a chain," from Proto-Germanic *skakula- (cf. Middle Dutch, Dutch schakel "link of a chain, ring of a net," Old Norse skökull "pole of a carriage"), of uncertain origin. According to OED, the common notion of "something to fasten or attach" makes a connection with shake unlikely. Figurative use from early 13c. Related: Shackledom "marriage" (1771); shackle-bone "the wrist" (1570s).
  • noun restraint
  • verb restrain
Example sentences :
  • Did I make them, I would not attempt to shackle the conscience of any one.
  • Extract from : « The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 » by Various
  • “Why, the beggars have knocked the shackle off the chain,” cried Raft.
  • Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • My tormentors did not shackle me; I was spared that humiliation.
  • Extract from : « Lords of the North » by A. C. Laut
  • Sad and strange to say, it is also associated with the whip, the shackle, and the cowhide.
  • Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid
  • A town without a charter,' he says, 'is a town without a shackle.'
  • Extract from : « The English Utilitarians, Volume I. » by Leslie Stephen
  • He went off again, and Shackle stood shaking his fist after him.
  • Extract from : « Cutlass and Cudgel » by George Manville Fenn
  • Shackle followed him, net in one hand, wooden netting-needle in the other.
  • Extract from : « Cutlass and Cudgel » by George Manville Fenn
  • Now, Tom, let the chain out; I will jump below and knock out the shackle.
  • Extract from : « A Chapter of Adventures » by G. A. Henty
  • He knows, Maurice stammered, that if he were to feel a shackle I would abandon——.
  • Extract from : « Paths of Judgement » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
  • Shackle the chain again, heave taut, and cast off the lashings.
  • Extract from : « The Seaman's Friend » by Richard Henry Dana

Synonyms for shackle

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