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
He does not seem to have feared the angry threats of the Governor, for when put in irons and brought before the Council, he readily consented to surrender the offending petition.
From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson
I'll have you put in irons, sir; for everybody knows that some time ago, when we hunted Viola in the village, the robber found an asylum in your house!
From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef
Under other circumstances he would have been put in irons for insubordination.
From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Kennedy, Sara Beaumont
Her captain ordered Manuel to be put in irons, and directed that Elizabeth and I should have accommodations in his own vessel.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
