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ball and chain
DEFINITIONS OF:
ball and chain
1
n
heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
Type 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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