tramel
tramel noun: a net over a river to catch fish. Also the obsolete spelling of trammel.
Noun
tramel (plural tramels)
- A net over a river to catch fish.
- An instrument or device, sometimes of leather, more usually of rope, fitted to a horse's legs to regulate his motions and force him to amble.
- The back-band which is fit for no other use but to bear up the side ropes, should, if you tramel all four legs, be made of fine girth-web, and lined with cotton; but if you tramel but one side, then a common tape will serve, taking care that it carries the side ropes in an even line, without either...1800, G. G., J. Robinsom, The Sportsman's Dictionary, R. Nobel, published 1800, page TRA
Proper noun capitalized: Tramel
Tramel (plural Tramels)
- A surname.
Also used as
tramel is also the obsolete spelling of trammel.
Forms of tramel
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tramels |
| alternative form | tramell |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tramels |
Origin of tramel
From French tramail (“net for catching fishes”), from Medieval Latin tremaculum.
Words that rhyme with tramel
Questions about tramel
- What does tramel mean?
- Tramel means a net over a river to catch fish.
- What part of speech is tramel?
- Tramel can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of tramel?
- The plural of tramel is tramels.
Words near tramel in the dictionary
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