irons: metal shackles; for hands or legs
A chain is a series of connected links. This article is about the literal, physical chain. A chain may consist of two or more links.
'Chains' was composed by the Brill Building husband-and-wife songwriting team Gerry Goffin and Carole King and was a minor hit for Little Eva’s backing singers, the Cookies, and later covered by the The Beatles.
Chains is a play by the English playwright Elizabeth Baker. It was first performed in April 1909 by the Play Actors Subscription Society at the Court Theatre.
'Chains' is the final episode of the BBC sitcom Blackadder II, the second series of Blackadder, which was set in Elizabethan England from 1558 to 1603. Power-mad and self-professed 'master of disguise', Prince Ludwig the Indestructible kidnaps Lord Blackadder and Lord Melchett. ... The Chains is the name given to the north-west plateau of Exmoor, Somerset, England. This plateau lies above the contour line.
Chains is a single release by Patty Loveless, recorded at MCA/Nashville in the spring of 1988. It was included on her third album with MCA Records, Honky Tonk Angel, with the single being released in December 1989. It was the fifth single released from the album.
Plural of chain; Third person singular simple present of to chain
Two orange and black covered sticks which are separated by 10 yards and connected by a metal chain. When the ball is marked on the field, one end ... bracelet-like chains are attached around the front pasterns of the horse, and may be no more than 6 ounces in weight. ... used in BDSM can include police handcuffs, thumbcuffs, padlocks with chains, and belly chains. a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) The "Number of Chains" reported in the message window is INCORRECT!. The best way to count the number of chains is to count them in the ... A distance of measure used in surveying. Each chain measures 66 ft. in length, and consists of 100 links (0.66 ft each). similar to ties but linked together. They can be cut to any length and place force between the teeth to draw them together along the archwire or ... nautical: Usually refers to heavy chains attached to the anchor. Also applied to the lower parts of standing rigging which are attached to the chain plates. A chain is just that, a high-strength chain bolted in to provide an anchor for either belaying or rappelling. Commonly used for top-roping.
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