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Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
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The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.
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A covering for the wrist.
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The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.
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The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband.
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A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
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A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist.
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A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height.
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The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.
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The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
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A small muff worn over the wrist.
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An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.
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A position in thrusting or parrying in which the wrist and nails are turned downward.
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To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as, to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to strain a muscle.
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The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining; as, a bad sprain of the wrist.
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A cover for the wrist and forearm.
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The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the wrist.
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An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of securing the upper part of a glove.
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In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint, corresponding to the wrist in man.
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A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the plural.
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