n. | 1. | A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle. |
2. | Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint. | |
v. t. | 1. | To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. |
2. | To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to confine; to enchain; |
Noun | 1. | fetter - a shackle for the ankles or feet Synonyms: hobble |
Verb | 1. | fetter - restrain with fetters Synonyms: shackle |