Complete Definition of "hamshackle"

English

Etymology
Ham + shackle

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
hamshackle

  1. To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to bind or restrain; to curb.

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