Etymology

bilboes

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Today it means: An iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles. Full definition →

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The story

Unknown. Purported to have been invented in Bilbao, Spain, yet the device's name predates the Spanish Armada that supposedly imported it.

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