slave chain en · NOUN
Meanings
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A long chain to which slaves were fastened, especially when being transported.
Then Tarzan turned his attention to the fifty women and youths chained neck to neck on the long slave chain.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 136:
- A series of coupled slave units in a master-slave system.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slave chains | Number=Plur | lexicographic |