fetter
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfɛtər/
:
grillete
- To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems were inhuman mockery.
Examples
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Sengal, strike the fetters off these slaves.
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Who will put a fetter upon the thousand necks of this animal?
Blog text (6) -
Free thy heart from the fetters of evil.
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By now, Mother had removed his fetters because she knew he wouldn't run away.
Fiction book (1994) -
The prisoners were forced to walk in fetters as they were led into the courtroom.
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He felt as though the fetters of his past were holding him back from achieving his dreams.
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The ancient manuscript described how captives were kept in fetters to prevent their escape.
Synonyms
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7.1
A metal U-shaped clamp used to join heavy things together
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7.6
A strap put on an animal's legs to stop it moving far
Compounds
- Specialized
A long bone in a horse's lower leg between the joint above the hoof and the hoof
- US
An evergreen shrub with shiny leaves and pink flower clusters that grows in the southeastern United States
How Restrictive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fetter originally meant a chain for the ankle that fits around the feet to stop movement. So fetters are 'shackles' and, by extension, anything that prevents someone from moving or being free.