trammel n
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] v
5. catch in or as if in a trap; "The men trap foxes" [syn: trap, entrap, snare, ensnare]
6. 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]

Trammel \Tram"mel\, n. [F. tramail, tr['e]mail, 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

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