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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A leather strap for hawks, hounds, etc.
  • noun In heraldry, a bearing representing the swivel part of a fetter or prisoner's chain: it is sometimes said to represent a pair of handcuffs, and there is confusion between this bearing and turret.

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