trammel

1 a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh [syn: trammel net]

2 an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace

3 a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble

4 a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) [syn: shackle, bond, hamper, trammels]

1 catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare]

2 place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" [syn: restrict, restrain, limit, bound, confine, throttle] [also: tramels, tramelling, tramelled, trameling, trameled]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æməl

Noun

1. Something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress.

Verb

(UK) (US)

1. To hamper.

Trammel may refer to:

• Trammel (engineers), a metalworking tool
• Trammel (fishing net), a fishing net set vertically in the water with three layers

See also

• Trammel hook
• Trammel points
• Trammels

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