HANDLOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does handlock mean? 

• HANDLOCK (noun)
  The noun HANDLOCK has 1 sense:

1. shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

  Familiarity information: HANDLOCK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HANDLOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cuff; handcuff; handlock; manacle

Hypernyms ("handlock" is a kind of...):

bond; hamper; shackle; trammel (a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner))