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Noun: gyve  jIv
Usage: archaic
  1. A shackle or fetter, especially for the legs
    "The prisoner's ankles were bound with iron gyves"
Verb: gyve  jIv
Usage: archaic
  1. Restrain with shackles or chains
    "The prisoners were gyved before being transported"

Derived forms: gyving, gyves, gyved

Encyclopedia: Gyve