shackled

noun

1. a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
2. a hobble or fetter for a horse or other animal.
3. the U-shaped bar of a padlock, one end of which is pivoted or sliding, the other end of which can be released, as for passing through a staple, and then fastened, as for securing a hasp.
4. any of various fastening or coupling devices.
5. Often shackles. anything that serves to prevent freedom of procedure, thought, etc.

verb (used with object), shack·led, shack·ling.

6. to put a shackle or shackles on; confine or restrain by a shackle or shackles.
7. to fasten or couple with a shackle.
8. to restrain in action, thought, etc., as by restrictions; restrict the freedom of.

noun

1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person’s wrists or ankles; fetter
2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom
3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal
4. a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin), used for securing ropes, chains, etc

verb (tr)

5. to confine with or as if with shackles
6. to fasten or connect with a shackle

n.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). v.mid-15c., from shackle (n.). Figurative use from 1560s. Related: Shackled; shackling.