plural of chain sickle

Someone who has been forced to work in a chain gang, usually a convict.

Alternative form of watchchain

plural of chain fern

(Christianity, historical) A hierarchical structure of all matter and life, descending from God through angels, humans, animals and plants to minerals, and thought in medieval times to have been decreed by God.

A chain running under the chin and attached to a curb bit, used to prevent the bit from rotating too much while limiting pressure on the upper palate of the horse's mouth.