handcuff

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

HAND'CUFF, noun A manacle, consisting of iron rings for the wrists, and a connecting chain to confine the hands. HAND'CUFF, verb transitive To manacle; to confine the hands with handcuffs.
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