What does Trammel mean?
Definitions for Trammel
ˈtræm əltram·mel
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Trammel.
Princeton's WordNet
trammel net, trammelnoun
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose inner layer is fine mesh
trammelnoun
an adjustable pothook set in a fireplace
trammelnoun
a restraint that is used to teach a horse to amble
shackle, bond, hamper, trammelverb
a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammelverb
catch in or as if in a trap
"The men trap foxes"
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttleverb
place limits on (extent or access)
"restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Wiktionary
trammelnoun
Something that impedes activity, freedom, or progress.
trammelnoun
A fishing net that has large mesh at the edges and smaller mesh in the middle
trammelnoun
A set of rings or other hanging devices, attached to a transverse bar suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots etc.
trammelverb
To entangle, as in a net.
trammelverb
To hamper.
Etymology: From tramail, from tremaculum.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Trammelnoun
Etymology: tramail, Fr. trama, tragula, Lat.
The trammel differeth not much from the shape of the bunt, and serveth to such use as the wear and haking. Carew.
Her golden locks she roundly did upty
In braided trammels, that no looser hairs
Did out of order stray about her dainty ears. Fairy Qu.I may go shuffingly at first, for I was never before walked in trammels; yet I shall drudge at constancy, till I have worn off the hitching in my pace. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.
To Trammelverb
To catch; to intercept.
Etymology: from the noun.
If th’ assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With its surcease success. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.
ChatGPT
trammel
A trammel is a restriction or impediment to someone's activities, movement or freedom. It can also refer to a type of fishing net or a device for drawing ellipses. Additionally, in the context of carpentry or other fields, it is an instrument for measuring or maintaining precision.
Webster Dictionary
Trammelnoun
a kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey
Trammelnoun
a net for confining a woman's hair
Trammelnoun
a kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a horse and making him amble
Trammelnoun
fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as a net or shackle
Trammelnoun
an iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing kettles and other vessels over the fire
Trammelnoun
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
Trammelnoun
a beam compass. See under Beam
Trammelverb
to entangle, as in a net; to catch
Trammelverb
to confine; to hamper; to shackle
Wikidata
Trammel
Trammel is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Trammel is located along Virginia State Route 63 7.6 miles north of St. Paul. Trammel had a post office with ZIP code 24289 from October 8, 1919, to November 16, 2002; the community is now part of ZIP code 24237. Trammel was first settled by a farmer named Hiram Keith. The first school in Trammel, known as the Delphia School, opened in 1898; a new schoolhouse was built for the school in 1924. The Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway began building a line through Dickenson County in 1913 and drove the last spike in Trammel in 1915; service to the community began in 1916.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Trammel
tram′el, n. a net used in fowling and fishing: shackles for making a horse amble: anything that confines.—v.t. to shackle: to confine:—pr.p. tramm′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. tramm′elled.—n. Tramm′eller. [O. Fr. tramail, a net—Low L. tramacula, from L. tres, three, macula, a mesh.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
trammel
A large drag-net for the cod fishery.
Editors Contribution
trammel
a mind of a luddite may be called a trammel
he is somewhat of a misoniest-a sort of luddite-a trammel may suit his style
Submitted by Lighthouse21 on February 14, 2018
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TRAMMEL
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Trammel is ranked #10228 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Trammel surname appeared 3,152 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Trammel.
76.6% or 2,415 total occurrences were White.
17.1% or 539 total occurrences were Black.
2.5% or 81 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.9% or 61 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.4% or 47 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.2% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Trammel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Trammel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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- třístěnnýCzech
- toggegarnDanish
- fesseln, hemmen, behindernGerman
- trammelEsperanto
- traba, trabarSpanish
- trammelPersian
- kahlehtiaFinnish
- entraver, crémaillèreFrench
- जालाHindi
- akadályozHungarian
- տրամվայArmenian
- mengungkungIndonesian
- tramaglioItalian
- トランメルJapanese
- HéilLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- trammelNorwegian
- tresmalhoPortuguese
- elipsografRomanian
- ловить, штангенциркуль, затруднять, задерживать, препятствовать, помеха, мешать, крючокRussian
- grimgarnSwedish
- elipsografTurkish
- cái búaVietnamese
- trammelYiddish
- 特拉梅爾Chinese
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