What is another word for Bilboes?

Pronunciation: [bˈɪlbə͡ʊz] (IPA)

Bilboes, also known as leg irons or shackles, refers to a type of restraint device used to confine prisoners or slaves by holding their ankles or wrists together. Some synonyms for bilboes include fetters, handcuffs, manacles, chains, restraints, irons, or hobbles. Each of these terms describes a type of device used to restrict movement and prevent escape. While bilboes were commonly used in the past, particularly during the slave trade era, they have now been largely replaced by more humane forms of restraint in modern jails and prisons. Nonetheless, the word bilboes continues to be used as a literary and historical reference to the past uses of this type of restraint device.

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Usage examples for Bilboes

And yet this is my old friend, Captain Goldsmith, As sure as I stand in the Bilboes here.
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Set in the Bilboes?
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Two weeks later his trial was had, and he was ordered "to be set into the Bilboes," and afterwards sent prisoner to England.
"England in America, 1580-1652"
Lyon Gardiner Tyler

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