All 6 Uses of
shackle
in
A Lesson Before Dying
- If he wants to stay in his cell unshackled—all right.†
Chpt 17unshackled = removed restraintsstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unshackled means not and reverses the meaning of shackled. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- He can meet her in the dayroom if he wants, but he will be shackled.†
Chpt 17 *shackled = restrained
- The sheriff explained that he would be shackled hand and feet there.†
Chpt 18
- He kept his head bowed, his shackled hands under the table, and he did not answer her.†
Chpt 18
- Then they came in, Jefferson in front, shackled, walking with short steps, his head bowed and his shoulders stooped.†
Chpt 18
- If he wants to come in the dayroom in shackles—all right.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
to restrain freedom; or a device used to restrain freedom such as metal rings used to chain wrists or ankles to each other