Associations to the word «Trammel»

TRAMMEL, noun. Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle.

TRAMMEL, noun. A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle

TRAMMEL, noun. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.

TRAMMEL, noun. A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.

TRAMMEL, noun. A net for confining a woman's hair.

TRAMMEL, noun. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble.

TRAMMEL, noun. (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.

TRAMMEL, noun. A beam compass

TRAMMEL, verb. To entangle, as in a net.

TRAMMEL, verb. (transitive) To confine; to hamper; to shackle.

TRAMMEL WHEEL, noun. A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves intersecting at the centre, used on the end of a shaft to transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first.

TRAMMEL, noun. A fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh.

TRAMMEL, noun. An adjustable pothook set in a fireplace.

TRAMMEL, noun. A restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble.

TRAMMEL, noun. A restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner).

TRAMMEL, verb. Catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes".

TRAMMEL, verb. Place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends".