ball and chain
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ball and chain (plural balls and chains)
- A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint.
- 1990, Mike Ness (songwriter), Social Distortion (band), “Ball and Chain”:
- Take away this ball and chain.
- 1990, Mike Ness (songwriter), Social Distortion (band), “Ball and Chain”:
- (slang) One's wife, as a symbol of restraint.
