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BALL AND CHAIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("ball and chain" is a kind 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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