bilboes

Meaning

Noun

An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.

Origin

Origin unknown. Purported to have been invented in Bilbao, Spain, yet the device's name predates the Spanish Armada that supposedly imported it.

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