Both Uses
shackle
in
Invisible Man, by Ellison
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- Suddenly he reached for something beneath a pile of papers, an old leg shackle from slavery which he proudly called a "symbol of our progress."†
Chpt 6 *
- Then touching the shackle gently with his index finger, he said, "Very well.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(shackle) to restrain freedom; or a device used to restrain freedom such as metal rings used to chain wrists or ankles to each other
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)