To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn Of
gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief. --J.
Philips.
2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or
embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.
Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom
could pursue that object. --Walpole.
3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]
{Shackle bar}, the coupling between a locomotive and its
tender. [U.S.]
{Shackle bolt}, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott.