nippers

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nippers

old-fashioned slang Two strong hoops typically made of metal and connected by a chain or rope that are used to secure the hands or feet of a prisoner; handcuffs. They had my hands and feet in nippers as they marched me through the streets to the courthouse, people pelting me with rotten fruit and vegetables the whole way.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

nippers

n. handcuffs; leg fetters. No, not the nippers. They hurt my arms.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • tie (one's) hands
  • tie hands
  • tie one's hands
  • tie somebody's hands
  • skip rope
  • skipping rope
  • rope or an animal up
  • rope up
  • rope together
  • rope
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Buggies on their marks for charity do
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