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trammel
[tram-uhl]
noun
Usually trammels a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint.
the trammels of custom.
an instrument for drawing ellipses.
Also called tram. a device used to align or adjust parts of a machine.
a fowling net.
a contrivance hung in a fireplace to support pots or kettles over the fire.
a fetter or shackle, especially one used in training a horse to amble.
trammel
/ ˈtræməl /
noun
(often plural) a hindrance to free action or movement
Also called: trammel net. a fishing net in three sections, the two outer nets having a large mesh and the middle one a fine mesh
rare, a fowling net
a fetter or shackle, esp one used in teaching a horse to amble
a device for drawing ellipses consisting of a flat sheet of metal, plastic, or wood having a cruciform slot in which run two pegs attached to a beam. The free end of the beam describes an ellipse
(sometimes plural) another name for beam compass
Also called: tram. a gauge for setting up machines correctly
a device set in a fireplace to support cooking pots
verb
to hinder or restrain
to catch or ensnare
to produce an accurate setting of (a machine adjustment), as with a trammel
Other Word Forms
- trammeller noun
- trammeler noun
- untrammeled adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of trammel1
Example Sentences
In addition to being noisy, the superwide rubber can trammel a bit over patched and imperfect highway surfaces.
When he brings his cattle to eat the alfalfa, they will spread their waste across the fields and trammel old vegetation into the earth.
The Supreme Court has not confronted questions about whether the law’s wording or application trammels First Amendment rights.
Critics worry that some countries are behaving opportunistically, using the coronavirus outbreak to justify such legislation rather than looking for other ways to address misinformation without trammeling free speech.
That is just one possibility, but my taste-buds are tickled by the wider, less trammelled paths this story could take.
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