Look up: trammel

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   Trammel
   A trammel is a fishing net consisting of a fine net hung loosely between vertical walls of a coarser net so that fish passing through the coarse net carry some of the finer net through with them and are caught in the resulting pocket.
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   trammel
   [n] - an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace 2. [n] - a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
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   Trammel
   A metal rod having pointed ends, used to mark off a span equal to its length.
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   trammel
   a set net suspended from a cork rope and anchored with stones at each end; it consists of three curtains of netting suspended from a common cork rope Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • bottom-set net which is made with three walls of netting,the two outer walls being of a larger mesh size than the loosely hung inner netting panel.The fish get enta...
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   trammel
   1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey. ... 2. A net for confining a woman's hair. ... 3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble. ... 4. Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle. '[They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract.' (Jeffrey) ... 5. An iron hook ...
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   Trammel
   `Trammel` may refer to: *A type of fishing net *Trammel (town), a community in Dickenson County, Virginia *Trammel, one of the moons of Britannia in the `Ultima` series of computer games *The trammel of Archimedes or carpenter's trammel, a mechanism used to draw an ellipse *A hindrance as per Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
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   Trammel
   • (v. t.) To confine; to hamper; to shackle. • (n.) A beam compass. See under Beam. • (v. t.) To entangle, as in a net; to catch. • (n.) A net for confining a woman`s hair. • (n.) An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire. • (n.) Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, p...
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