What (who) is gyve - definition
U-SHAPED PIECE OF METAL ACTING AS A PRIMARY CONNECTING LINK IN RIGGING SYSTEMS
Snap shackle; Shackling; Gyve; Headboard shackle; Shackle key; Shackles; Soft shackle
![MAN]]-based [[fire engine]] with two mounted threaded shackles and a [[winch]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Front of a MAN fire engine with winch and shackles.jpg?width=200 "MAN]]-based [[fire engine]] with two mounted threaded shackles and a [[winch]]")
.jpg?width=200 "The '''shackle key''' (extended) of a marine multi-tool is used to unscrew threaded shackles.")
![Dyneema soft shackle with [diamond knot] head locked](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Manille_textile_dyneema_03.jpg?width=200 "Dyneema soft shackle with [diamond knot] head locked")
![Soft shackle with [diamond knot] head, and [turks head] collar open](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erse_a_bouton_01.jpg?width=200 "Soft shackle with [diamond knot] head, and [turks head] collar open")
![Soft shackle with [diamond knot] head, and [turks head] collar locked](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erse_a_bouton_02.jpg?width=200 "Soft shackle with [diamond knot] head, and [turks head] collar locked")
![Two with [diamond knot] head, and buried eye with openinig string, one with ends-buried-button-knot and eye adjustable by crossing sides.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Soft shackles.JPG?width=200 "Two with [diamond knot] head, and buried eye with openinig string, one with ends-buried-button-knot and eye adjustable by crossing sides.")
gyve
[d???v, g??v]
¦ noun archaic a fetter or shackle.
Derivatives
gyved adjective
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
Shackle
·noun Stubble.
II. Shackle ·vt To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars.
III. Shackle ·noun Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.
IV. Shackle ·noun A fetterlike band worn as an Ornament.
V. Shackle ·noun The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple.
VI. Shackle ·noun A link for connecting railroad cars;
- called also drawlink, draglink, ·etc.
VII. Shackle ·noun A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis.
VIII. Shackle ·vt Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to Impede; to Cumber.
IX. Shackle ·vt To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to Fetter; to Chain.
X. Shackle ·noun Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter.
Wikipedia
Shackle
A shackle (or shacklebolt), also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. The term also applies to handcuffs and other similarly conceived restraint devices that function in a similar manner. Shackles are the primary connecting link in all manner of rigging systems, from boats and ships to industrial crane rigging, as they allow different rigging subsets to be connected or disconnected quickly. A shackle is also the similarly shaped piece of metal used with a locking mechanism in padlocks. A carabiner is a type of shackle used in mountaineering.
