TRAMMEL

I. noun see: three Date: 14th century a net for catching birds or fish, an adjustable pothook for a fireplace crane, a shackle used for making a horse amble, something impeding activity, progress, or freedom ; restraint , 5. an instrument for drawing ellipses, a compass for drawing large circles that consists of a beam with two sliding parts, any of various gauges used for aligning or adjusting machine parts, II. transitive verb (-meled or -melled; -meling or ~ling) Date: circa 1606 to catch or hold in or as if in a net ; enmesh , to prevent or impede the free play of ; confine , see: hamper