hamshackle
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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 — /hamˈsha kl/ transitive verb 1. To shackle by tying head to foreleg 2. To fetter, restrain ORIGIN: ↑shackle; otherwise obscure … Useful english dictionary
hamshackle — v. attach or tie by rope the head of an animal to one of its front legs; restrain, curb … English contemporary dictionary
