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hamshack·le
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hamshackleverb
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.
Etymology: ham + shackle
Webster Dictionary
Hamshackleverb
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
Etymology: [Ham + shackle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hamshackle
ham′shak-l, v.t. to shackle a cow or horse by a rope joined to the head and fore-leg: to fetter, restrain. [Hamper and shackle.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hamshackle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hamshackle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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