shangy, n. Sc. and north.
(ˈʃæŋɪ)
Also shangie.
[? Altered form of shangan.]
1. A shackle; pl. handcuffs.
| 1808 Jamieson, Shangie, a shackle that runs on the stake to which a cow is bound in the byre. 1839 Dundee Advertiser 12 Apr., As he remained obstreperous, the policeman put on the shangies. 1864 W. D. Latto Tammas Bodkin x. 89 Clappin' the shangies on my wrists. |
2. = shangan.
| 1825 Jamieson, Shangan, Shanjan, Shanjie... It is pronounced shangie, Roxb. 1843 M. A. Richardson Local Hist. Table Bk., Legend. Div. I. 117 Tom..sneaket off like a tyke wi' a shangy on his tail. |