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fetter
[ fet-er ]
noun
- a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- Usually fetters. anything that confines or restrains:
Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination.
verb (used with object)
- to put fetters upon.
- to confine; restrain.
fetter
/ ˈfɛtə /
noun
- often plural a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
- usually plural a check or restraint
in fetters
verb
- to restrict or confine
- to bind in fetters
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Derived Forms
- ˈfetterless, adjective
- ˈfetterer, noun
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Other Words From
- fetter·er noun
- fetter·less adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fetter1
Old English fetor ; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera , Latin pedica fetter, impedīre to hinder
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Example Sentences
I wonder how it comes,” he asked, “that all these strangers are so quick afoot, and we must drag about our fetter?
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He was a grave lad; he had no mind to dance himself; he wore his fetter manfully, and tended his ulcer without complaint.
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He thought to leave the fetter where it lay, but when he turned to go, his mind was otherwise.
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When politics possess the soul, they fetter it with contemptible pride, paltry ambitions.
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Taking this fetter to the wolf, they bade him try his strength on it.
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