subs. phr. (old).—Handcuffs: see DARBIES.
1839. W. H. AINSWORTH, Jack Sheppard [1889], 63.
| The sheriff’s BLACK BRACELETS lay strewn on the ground, | |
| But the lad that had worn ’em could nowhere be found. |
subs. phr. (old).—Handcuffs: see DARBIES.
1839. W. H. AINSWORTH, Jack Sheppard [1889], 63.
| The sheriff’s BLACK BRACELETS lay strewn on the ground, | |
| But the lad that had worn ’em could nowhere be found. |
