Gyves

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  • n. Plural form of gyve.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shackles, usually for the legs; fetters.
  • = Syn. Manacle, Fetter, etc. See shackle, n.
    • Word Usage
    "He kneeled beside the bed to fit the last key into the anklets, and the chains rang again their sharp, discordant peal as he opened the gyves and hoisted the irons aside, dropping the coil against the rock wall."
    Verb Form
    gyved    gyves    gyving   
    Variant
    give   
    Form
    down-gyved   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shackle    fetter    chain   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abstaine    faile    weere    haa    saue    haw    leg    adulterer    retir    tarsi   
     
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