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IN FETTERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does in fetters mean?
• IN FETTERS (adjective)
The adjective IN FETTERS has 1 sense:
1. bound by chains fastened around the ankles
Familiarity information: IN FETTERS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bound by chains fastened around the ankles
Synonyms:
fettered; in bonds; in fetters; shackled
Similar:
bound (confined by bonds)
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