hamshackle

hamshackle
hamshackle /hamˈsha-kl/
transitive verb
1. To shackle by tying head to foreleg
2. To fetter, restrain
ORIGIN:shackle; otherwise obscure

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  • Hamshackle — Ham shac kle (h[a^]m sh[a^]k l), v. t. [Ham + shackle.] To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hamshackle — verb To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb …   Wiktionary

  • hamshackle — v. attach or tie by rope the head of an animal to one of its front legs; restrain, curb …   English contemporary dictionary

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