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1. (n.) fetter
a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
2. fetter
Usu., fetters. anything that confines or restrains.
3. (v.t.) fetter
to put fetters upon.
4. fetter
to confine; restrain.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME, OE feter; c. OHG fezzera, ON fj&oogon;turr; akin to foot)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) fetter, hobble
a shackle for the ankles or feet
2. (verb) fetter, shackle
restrain with fetters
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Fetter
a chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle
2. (noun) Fetter
anything that confines or restrains; a restraint
3. Fetter
to put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind
4. Fetter
to restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations
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Sense: a chain that holds the foot or feet of a prisoner, animal etc to prevent running away
The prisoner was in fetters.
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 Afrikaans: boeie |
 Arabic: قُيود، أغْلال |
 Bulgarian: окови |
 Brazilian: grilhão |
 Czech: pouto,řetěz |
 German: die Fessel |
 Danish: lænke |
 Greek: δεσμά ποδιών |
 Spanish: cadenas, grilletes |
 Estonian: vangirauad, kammits |
 Farsi: غل و زنجیر |
 Finnish: jalkarauta |
 French: chaînes, fers |
 Hebrew: אָזִיקִים |
 Hindi: बेड़ी, बंधन |
 Croatian: lanac za noge, negva |
 Hungarian: lábbilincs |
 Indonesian: rantai |
 Icelandic: hlekkir, fótajárn |
 Italian: catena |
 Japanese: 足かせ |
 Korean: 족쇄 |
 Lithuanian: pantis, grandinė |
 Latvian: pineklis; važas; valgi |
 Malay: rantai |
 Dutch: boei |
 Norwegian: fotlenke/-jern |
 Polish: okowy, pęta |
 Persian: غل و زنجیر |
 Pashto: ځولانه كول، ښكېل كول، دور |
 Portuguese: grilhão |
 Romanian: lanţuri; piedică |
 Russian: ножные кандалы |
 Slovak: puto |
 Slovenian: okovi |
 Serbian: lanci |
 Swedish: boja |
 Thai: โซ่ตรวน |
 Turkish: pranga, ayak zinciri |
 Taiwanese: 腳鐐 |
 Ukrainian: кайдани; пута |
 Urdu: بیزی یا زنجیر |
 Vietnamese: cái cùm |
 Chinese: 脚镣 |
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