The Only Use of
fetter
in
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
- Arm you, I pray you, to this speedy voyage;
For we will fetters put upon this fear,
Which now goes too free-footed.Scene 3.3fetters = shackles (chains to bind the ankles)
Definition:
to restrain or hinder
or more archaically:
a shackle for the ankles
or more archaically:
a shackle for the ankles