bilboes.
An iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
Meaning & usage
An iron bar placed around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.