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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''schakel'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''sceacul''; akin to Old Norse ''skǫkull'' pole of a cart
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
*2: something that checks or prevents [[free]] [[action]] as if by fetters —usually used in plural
*3: a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms
*4: a length of cable or [[anchor]] chain of usually 15 fathoms
==Description==
A '''shackle''', also known as a ''gyve'', is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevis_pin clevis pin] or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcuffs handcuffs] and other similarly conceived restraint devices that [[function]] in a similar [[manner]].
Shackles are the primary connecting [[link]] in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be [[connected]] or disconnected quickly. A shackle is also the similarly shaped piece of metal used with a locking mechanism in padlocks. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabiner carabiner] is a variety of shackle used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaineering mountaineering].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackle]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''schakel'', from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] ''sceacul''; akin to Old Norse ''skǫkull'' pole of a cart
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century before 12th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
*2: something that checks or prevents [[free]] [[action]] as if by fetters —usually used in plural
*3: a usually U-shaped fastening device secured by a bolt or pin through holes in the end of the two arms
*4: a length of cable or [[anchor]] chain of usually 15 fathoms
==Description==
A '''shackle''', also known as a ''gyve'', is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clevis_pin clevis pin] or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcuffs handcuffs] and other similarly conceived restraint devices that [[function]] in a similar [[manner]].
Shackles are the primary connecting [[link]] in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be [[connected]] or disconnected quickly. A shackle is also the similarly shaped piece of metal used with a locking mechanism in padlocks. A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carabiner carabiner] is a variety of shackle used in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountaineering mountaineering].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shackle]
[[Category: General Reference]]
