fetter
Meaning
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- A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
- Anything that restricts or restrains.
Synonyms
put in chains
iron-chain
put into chains
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfet.ə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English feter, from Old English feter, Proto-West Germanic *fetur, from Proto-Germanic *feturaz (“fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *ped- (“foot, step”). Cognate with Dutch veter (“lace”). Related to foot.
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