Ferri — meaning in English

English meaning

• gridiron noun An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
• shackle verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
• smith noun A craftsperson who shapes metal by hammering, especially a blacksmith.

Senses

Ferri is used for these senses in English:

• fetter A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).
• gridiron An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. [from 14th c.]
• shackle (obsolete, rare) A fetter-like band worn on an appendage as an ornament; an anklet, an armlet, a bracelet, a wristlet.

gridiron — full definition

1. noun An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire.
2. noun An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals.

shackle — full definition

1. verb To restrain someone with chains or metal restraints.
2. verb To restrict or hold back someone's freedom or progress.

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