trammel
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/ˈtræməl/
English
Definitions
noun
- Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, such as a net or shackle.
- A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle
- A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.
- A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.
verb
- To entangle, as in a net.
- To confine; to hamper; to shackle.