bilboes

/ˈbɪlboʊz/

plural noun

An iron bar with sliding shackles, formerly used for confining a prisoner’s ankles.

Stocks (also known as ‘bilboes’) were a commonplace feature of plantation discipline, but were used only once by the St. Andrew slave court.

shackles,manacles,handcuffs,irons,leg irons,chains,bonds