block and tackle n.3[rhy. sl. = SE shackle]handcuffs.Show quotations1935A.J. Pollock Und. Speaks 9/1: Block and tackle, a shackle (handcuffs or leg irons). 1960J. Franklyn Dict. of Rhy. Sl. 1998R. Puxley Fresh Rabbit.
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