what does shackling mean
(ËÊÃ¦kÉl) n. 1. (often plural) a metal ring or fastening, usually part of a pair used to secure a person's wrists or ankles; fetter. 2. (often plural) anything that confines or restricts freedom: a country ready to throw off the shackles of its colonial past. 3. a rope, tether, or hobble for an animal.