What does beshackle mean?
Beshackle means (transitive, uncommon, archaic) To shackle..
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/biˈʃækl̩/ · verb
(transitive, uncommon, archaic) To shackle..
Who this king ſhould bee, beſhackled theyr wits,and layd them a dry ground euery one.
Shall guilded Chains beſhackle you with Fears ?
Suddenly applause explodes around me. I look up from where I’m crouched in the street and see that Peter, Jesse, and I are surrounded by a circle of gay men. Bare-chested and beshackled; sequined and polo-shirted; mustached and mascara’ed—thirty or forty men are clapping and beaming down at Peter, Jesse, and me.
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Beshackle means (transitive, uncommon, archaic) To shackle..
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Who this king ſhould bee, beſhackled theyr wits,and layd them a dry ground euery one.
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