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noun - a finely tempered sword
BILBOES - Bilboes (always plural) or grillos are iron restraints normally placed on a person's ankles. They have commonly been used as leg shackles to restrain...
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An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles. |
an iron bar with sliding shackles, formerly used for confining a prisoner's ankles. |
An iron bar with sliding shackles, formerly used for confining a prisoner's ankles. |
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Bilboes (always plural) or grillos are iron restraints normally placed on a person's ankles. They have commonly been used as leg shackles to restrain prisoners for different purposes until the modern ages. Bilboes were also used on slave ships, such as the Henrietta Marie. * According to legend, the device was invented in Bilbao, Basque Country within Spain, and was imported into England by the ships of the Spanish Armada for use on prospective English prisoners. However, the Oxford English Dictionary notes that the term was used in English well before then. * Bilboes consist of a pair of "U"-shaped iron bars (shackles) with holes in the ends, through which an iron rod is inserted. The rod mostly has a large knob on one end, and a slot in the other end into which a wedge or a padlock is driven to secure the assembly. Bilboes occur in different sizes, ranging from regular large ones to smaller sizes particularly fitting women's ankles and even sizes to restrain the wrists. The rod can also |