put in irons
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We were not put in irons, but were used with as much kindness as we could expect.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011
The man was put in irons, the nose of the steamer turned again down stream, and the Commissioner resumed his vigil.
From Sanders of the River by Wallace, Edgar
I was handed over next morning to the mercy of Admiral Dahlgren, who ordered me to be put in irons, and if obstreperous, in double irons.
From A brief sketch of the work of Matthew Fontaine Maury during the war, 1861-1865 by Maury, Richard L.
On an expedition to Corsica with a travelling company he was on one occasion arrested and put in irons for a week through being mistaken by the police for a notorious criminal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various
But Roldan, believing that Hojeda would agree, sent one Diego de Truxillo, who, as soon as he came on board the ship, was seized and put in irons.
From The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Casas, Bartolom? de las
