HyperDic: ball_and_chain

English > 1 sense of the expression ball and chain:
NOUNartifactball and chainheavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
English > ball and chain: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningHeavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain.
Broadershackle, bond, hamper, trammelA restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

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