- present tense form of manacle (3rd person singular).
manacles
Example Sentences
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She struck one of the Manacles, and within twenty minutes was submerged with the exception of masts and funnel.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
The terrible Manacles rocks have been the scene of many a wreck.
From Cornwall by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
Manacles and handcuffs are for the hands, fetters are primarily chains or jointed iron fastenings for the feet; gyves may be for either.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
We caught sight, in the far distance to the southward, of the Manacles, a group of isolated rocks, on which more than one stout ship has been knocked to pieces.
From A Yacht Voyage Round England by Kingston, William Henry Giles
To relate the stories of even a few might be monotonous, after those of which we have already spoken at the Manacles.
From The Cornwall Coast by Salmon, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie)
