(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:03:31

Ham"shac`kle (?), v. t. [Ham + shackle.]

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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