Usually means: Shackles used for restraining legs.
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  1. leg irons: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. leg-irons: Merriam-Webster
  3. leg irons: Collins English Dictionary
  4. leg-irons: Wordnik
  5. leg irons: Wiktionary
  6. leg irons: Dictionary.com
  7. Leg irons: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (leg irons)

▸ noun:  A fetter or shackle attached at the ankle.

Similar:
slang, bolt, shackle, fetterlock, bilboes, irons, hamper, pedicle, gyve, legcuff, more...

Opposite:
leg cuffs, ankle restraints, shackles

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Similar:
slang, bolt, shackle, fetterlock, bilboes, irons, hamper, pedicle, gyve, legcuff, more...

Opposite:
leg cuffs, ankle restraints, shackles



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