fetter n
1 a chain or bond fastened round the ankle; shackle
2 a check or restraint
in fetters
vb tr
4 to bind in fetters
(Old English fetor; related to Old Norse fjöturr fetter, Old High German fezzera, Latin pedica fetter, impedire to hinder)
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fetterer n
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fetterless adj
fetter bone n another name for →
pastern →
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