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hamshackle
hamshackle, v. (ˈhæmʃæk(ə)l) [app. of Sc. or northern dial. origin; possibly f. radical ham-, as in hamper v.1 + shackle v.; but the first element also occurs as hab-, hap-, hob-, hop-.] trans. To shackle (a horse or cow) by a rope or strap connecting the head with one of the forelegs; hence fig. to... Oxford English Dictionary
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hopshackle
ˈhopshackle, n. Obs. exc. dial. [The second element is app. shackle; the first is obscure: cf. hopple, hamshackle.] ‘A ligament for confining a horse or cow’ (Jam.); a hopple or hobble.a 1568 R. Ascham Scholem. ii. (Arb.) 128 Soch runners..in the end..cum behind others and deserue but the hop⁓shakle... Oxford English Dictionary
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