TRAMMEL
shackle, bond, hamper, trammel
(noun) a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
trammel
(noun) a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
trammel
(noun) an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access); “restrict the use of this parking lot”; “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
trammel (plural trammels)
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.
A net for confining a woman's hair.
A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making it amble.
(engineering) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil.
A beam compass.
Verb
trammel (third-person singular simple present trammels, present participle (US) trammeling or (UK) trammelling, simple past and past participle (US) trammeled or (UK) trammelled)
To entangle, as in a net.
(transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
Anagrams
• Lammert
Proper noun
Trammel (plural Trammels)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Trammel is the 10228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3152 individuals. Trammel is most common among White (76.62%) and Black/African American (17.1%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Lammert
Source: Wiktionary
Tram"mel, n. Etym: [F. tramail, trémail, a net, LL. tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres three + macula a mesh. See Three, and Mail armor.]
1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. Carew.
2. A net for confining a woman's hair. Spenser.
3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble.
4. Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract. Jeffrey.
5. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire.
6. (Mech.) (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the describing pencil. (b) A beam compass. See under Beam.
Tram"mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trammeled or Trammelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Trammeling, or Trammelling.]
1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] Shak.
2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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