"tirret" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tirrets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tirret (plural tirrets)
  1. (heraldry) A manacle, shackle, or swivel. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-tirret-en-noun-xJ6z3R2I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 5 5 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1813, Barak Longmate (the Younger), The Pocket Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland; ..., page 244:",
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