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fetter

/ˈfetə/FEH-tur
/ˈfɛtɚ/FEH-tur

Meaningfoot restraint

Common meaning: a chain or shackle for the feet

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishfeter‘foot restraint’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsfoot restraint → shacklefeter‘shackle’source
  3. Englishfetter‘a chain or shackle for the feet’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English feter ‘foot restraint’.

Roots

  • feter Old English “foot restraint”

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