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ball and chain

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ball and chain
n
1. (formerly) a heavy iron ball attached to a chain and fastened to a prisoner
2. a heavy restraint
3. Slang one's wife
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Noun1.ball and chain - heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chainball and chain - heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
hamper, shackle, trammel, bond - a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
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Byline: DON MACKAY RELEASED mercenary Simon Mann celebrates his freedom with a kiss from the old ball and chain - his wife Amanda.
MANN & WIFE; Released into her arms by The Mirror (London, England)
The year he waited for the hangman, he was forced to wear a ball and chain wherever he went.
San Quentin, 1900 by Miller, William / African American Review
Monsieur Sarkozy trades in the ole ball and chain for tarte tatin Carla Bruni, a younger model (at Euro-Disney, no less: Can you smell the envy emanating from a certain ex-U.
Thursday, January 3rd by Meredith Bryan / The New York Observer
 
 
 
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