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ball and cha·in

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  1. ball and chainnoun

    heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

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  1. Keith Nothacker:

    The blood alcohol monitoring devices used in legal and medical circles are big and bulky, like a ball and chain for the ones using it, we wanted to make something people would want to wear.

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