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Fettered

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fet·ter  (ftr)
n.
1. A chain or shackle for the ankles or feet.
2. Something that serves to restrict; a restraint.
tr.v. fet·tered, fet·ter·ing, fet·ters
1. To put fetters on; shackle.
2. To restrict the freedom of. See Synonyms at hamper1.
[Middle English feter, from Old English; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.fettered - bound by chains fastened around the ankles
shackled
bound - confined by bonds; "bound and gagged hostages"


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He had been anaesthetized and stripped of his weapons, and as he rose to his feet he saw that one ankle was fettered to a chain in the wall.
The Chessmen of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Fettered immovably so as to remove all possibility of danger, they are placed in the class rooms of our Infant Schools, and there they are utilized by the Board of Education for the purpose of imparting to the offspring of the Middle Classes that tact and intelligence of which these wretched creatures themselves are utterly devoid.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
The least puff of wind stealing round the corners of the dock buildings stirs these captives fettered to rigid shores.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
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