put in irons
Example Sentences
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We were not put in irons, but were used with as much kindness as we could expect.
From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2011
Others were prosecuted and imprisoned; and James Collins was put in irons for treasonable words uttered against the king.
From History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by Campbell, Charles
By the time the little "sea-wagons" arrived in the West Indies Smith, who had been put in irons, came very near being hanged, according to tradition.
From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam
The nobles enjoy exemption and the privilege, that they cannot be taken and put in irons for anything which they do.
From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte
Suffice it to say, I was overpowered and disarmed—I was taken on board his cutter, and put in irons.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 15 by Various
