BALL AND CHAIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("ball and chain" is a kind of...):

bond; hamper; shackle; trammel (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))

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