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Synonyms
man·a·cle (măńə-kəl)

[Middle English, from Old French manicle, from Latin manicula diminutive of manus, hand.]

noun 

  1. A device for confining the hands, usually consisting of a set of two metal rings that are fastened about the wrists and joined by a metal chain.
  2. Something that confines or restrains.

transitive verb: -cled, -cling, -cles. 

To confine or restrain with or as if with manacles; fetter. See synonyms at hamper1