bilboes

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbɪlbəʊz/

Noun

plural plural-only

An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.

Japanese Meaning

囚人の足首に装着される鉄製の棒で、滑るように動く枷が備えられた器具

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The museum displayed a pair of bilboes used to shackle prisoners aboard 18th-century ships.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

博物館には、18世紀の船で囚人を拘束するために使われた一対の鉄製の足枷が展示されていた。

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An iron bar fitting around the ankles of prisoners, and having sliding shackles.

The bilboes looked like handcuffs that went around the ankles. The prisoner lay flat on his back, in the dirt, his feet suspended in the air by a length of iron bar to which the bilboes were fastened.

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