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shackle

a U-shaped bracket, the open end of which is closed by a bolt (shackle pin), used for securing ropes, chains, etc.
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

shackle

[′shak·əl]
(design engineering)
An open or closed link of various shapes with extended legs; each leg has a transverse hole to accommodate a pin, bolt, or the like, which may or may not be furnished.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

clevis

An iron (or a link in a chain) bent into the form of a horseshoe, stirrup, or letter U, with holes in the ends to receive a bolt or pin. (See illustration p. 218.)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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The chickens were then subjected to restraining, either by the cone or shackle method for different durations (10, 30, or 60 s), before being slaughtered.
When we get those EU shackles off, we shall be great once more!
"The prison official told him the whole ordeal-the shackles, the refused medical treatment, and the order to return to prison--was a 'mistake.'"
The inquest has heard that instructions given to those fitting the seats was to tighten the shackle nut and bolt with one or one-anda-half threads showing.
They told lawmakers that prison workers shackle women's feet together and manacle their wrists to waist chains when they are transported and in labor, although they said in some cases no waist chains are put on women late in their pregnancies.
Loop one end of each tow cable through a shackle. Use the pins to connect both shackles to the towing eyes on the back of the towing vehicle.
7 -- Columbus McKinnon, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has launched DNV Type Approved and Certified Shackles for the offshore industry.The carbon shackles feature galvanized coating for protective finish and exceeds Charpy V impact strength of ASTM A952 (31 lb-ft at -4degF).
A PENSIONER who bought slave shackles from a car boot sale for pounds 2 believes the relics were made at an historic South Wales ironworks and are worth a small fortune.
The restraints or shackles described in this Article often include handcuffs and leg cuffs, but may also include belly belts secured around the waist and a chain that connects handcuffed hands to leg cuffs.
The Court suggested that the officer should have known that "the shackles interfered with Ms N's medical care, could be an obstacle in the event of a medical emergency, and caused unnecessary suffering at a time when Ms N would have likely been physically unable to flee" because she was giving birth.
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